ROLE OF ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS: SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To study different vascular interventional procedures done in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients and management of vascular pathologies using interventional procedures wherever applicable. METHOD: A retrospective study of CKD/ESRD patients referred to the department of Interventional Radiodiagnosis for undergoing hemodialysis related or renal diagnostic/therapeutic interventions during 12 months period. In our study of 60 patie RESULTS: nts following procedures were performed,16 patients underwent central venous angioplasty for central venous stenosis,10 patients underwent permcath insertion for hemodialysis,9 patients underwent stulography/stuloplasty,15 patients underwent renal artery angiography/angioplasty of the native and transplant kidney respectively,8 underwent embolization for post biopsy vascular complication and 2 patients underwent Trans jugular kidney biopsy. The individual most common procedure in our hospital was central venousplasty (16 patients), however combined most common procedure was for establishing dialysis access (19 patients, stulography/stuloplasty and permcath insertion) Interventional CONCLUSIONS: Radiology has a major role in management of CKD/ESRD patients as described in this study done in a tertiary care centre.