Table 2

Causes of intrinsic renal artery disease4

Cause Examples
Fibromuscular dysplasia (70%)4
Neurofibromatosis 1 (15%)5
Vasculitis (9%)5 Takayasu's arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, Kawasaki disease, radiation arteritis
ThrombosisUmbilical artery catheterisation, hypercoagulable states
Embolus
Aneurysm
SyndromesWilliam's, Klippel–Trenaunay–Weber, Feuerstein–Mims, Marfan, congenital rubella
Post-transplant
TraumaticBlunt abdominal or surgical
Atherosclerotic