Key result
Peritoneal dialysis restores renal function following aortogram-induced cholesterol embolism in a single case.
Case Report (n=1)
Renal failure due to renal cholesterol embolism following an arch aortogram can be reversible with peritoneal dialysis.
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May permit renal recovery in cholesterol embolism-induced acute kidney injury; leaves open the role of peritoneal dialysis in broader populations.
Ho et al. (1982) conducted a case report in Acute renal failure due to renal cholesterol embolism (n=1). Peritoneal dialysis was evaluated on Recovery of renal function. Peritoneal dialysis led to satisfactory recovery of renal function in a 59-year-old male with acute renal failure caused by renal cholesterol embolism following an arch aortogram.
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