Clinical outcomes of renal cholesterol crystal embolization

Authors
Kazancioglu, R Erkoc, R Bozfakioglu, S Turk, S Goren, T Kayacan, SM Kilicaslan, I Baykal, C Buyukbabani, N Aysuna, N Ark, E
Citation
R. Kazancioglu et al., Clinical outcomes of renal cholesterol crystal embolization, J NEPHROL, 12(4), 1999, pp. 266-269
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
ISSN journal
11218428 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
266 - 269
Database
ISI
SICI code
1121-8428(199907/08)12:4<266:COORCC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Cholesterol crystal embolization is an increasingly recognized disease, pre senting with a wide clinical spectrum, usually occurring in elderly men who undergo an angiographic procedure or vascular surgery. We report three pat ients who developed systemic cholesterol embolic disease and varying degree s of renal failure after angiographic interventions of the coronaries.