- percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty
- (PTRA) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty to enlarge the lumen of a sclerotic renal artery, preserve renal function, and treat renovascular hypertension.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty
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