BILATERAL RENAL EMBOLIZATION AS A THERAPY IN PROTEINURIA

In patients with nephrotic syndrome and life-threatening protein loss resistant to therapy, a percutaneous transfemoral kidney ablation can be performed as a last measure. In three patients, one with mebrano-pr oliferative glomerulonephritis and two with amyloidosis, a bilateral r enal artery embolization was able to terminate proteinuria successfull y. Nevertheless, one patient died 14 days later because of septicaemia and sepsis, due to prolonged loss of gamma globulin. The other two pa tients survived, although for permanent haemodialysis. In life-threate ning desperate situations, catheter-aided renal embolization is a fast and effective alternative to nephrectomy.