Fibromuscular dysplasia is a rare, systemic arteriovascular disease that often affects the renal arteries. Balloon angioplasty is recommended for uncontrolled hypertension and compromised renal function; stenting is a bailout option. Drug-eluting stents have been suggested in case reports. We report the successful intervention with an everolimus-coated stent in a very young patient. The patient was followed for 2 years after placing the stent. The success of this case suggests that drug-eluting stents should be used more frequently in comparable situations.
Keywords: antihypertensive therapy; drug-eluting stent; duplex ultrasound; fibromuscular dysplasia; percutaneous renal balloon angioplasty; renal artery stenosis; uncontrolled hypertension.
International College of Angiology. This article is published by Thieme.