Renal artery stenosis

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	Renal artery stenosis;
	Renal artery is #3
ICD-9	440.1
DiseasesDB	11255
MedlinePlus	001273

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords:: RAS

Classification

Renal artery stenosis may be classified according to whether there is unilateral or bilateral involvement of the renal arteries. Additionally, renal artery stenosis is often classified according to severity of luminal narrowing.

To note, some studies have different classification criteria than those listed below.