We report on a patient with terminal renal insufficiency undergoing hemodialysis since four months. Imaging studies showed complete renal artery occlusion of a single kidney with collateral perfusion. Interventional recanalization of the renal artery was successful with a drop of serum creatinine from 1138 to 163 mol/l sparing the patient from further hemodialysis.
Keywords: Fibromuscular dysplasia; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA); renal artery occlusion; string of beads.