Schmid Bruno Pagnin, Wolosker Nelson, Cunha Marcela Juliano Silva, Valle Leonardo Guedes Moreira, Galastri Francisco Leonardo, Affonso Breno Boueri, Nasser Felipe
Department of Interventional Radiology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Avenue, Albert Einstein Avenue, 627, Sao Paulo, SP, 05652-900, Brazil.
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2024 Aug;47(8):1127-1133. doi: 10.1007/s00270-024-03780-3. Epub 2024 Jun 18.
To describe a single-center experience with robotic-assisted endovascular treatment for transplant renal artery stenosis.
This is a single-center, retrospective, feasibility study of 4 consecutive cases of robotic-assisted endovascular surgery for transplant renal artery stenosis from October 2021 to August 2022.
All lesions were identified, and stenting was performed with no complications. Conversion to manual control was not necessary. The mean fluoroscopy time was 25.25 min (range 12-60.9). A control Doppler ultrasound was routinely performed, demonstrating no residual lesions in all cases. There was no reintervention during the follow-up period. The operator learning curve was felt to be acceptable.
Robotic-assisted endovascular treatment is a feasible technique for transplant renal artery stenosis.