which surgical procedure is performed to open narrowed areas in renal arteries
Utilizing radio frequency energy and the heated catheter, the physician cauterizes â or burns â the tissue surrounding your saphenous vein to close it. Balloon angioplasty/stents for renal vascular hypertension is a procedure to open narrowed arteries that carry blood to your kidneys. It involves inserting a long, thin tube called a catheter through into the narrowed part of the artery.