Renal artery embolization for the symptomatic treatment of adult polycystic kidney disease
Matthew S Bremmer* and Stephen C Jacobs
Correspondence *University of Maryland School of Medicine, Room S8D18, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Email bremmer@gmail.com
Reports from Japan indicate that renal artery embolization holds promise for relieving the 'mass effect' symptoms of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Authors from the University of Maryland School of Medicine compare the safety and efficacy of this procedure with that of the techniques more widely used to relieve the symptoms of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, including nephrectomy, cyst marsupialization and cyst decortication.
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