Fibromuscular dysplasia classification

Last revised by Amir Rezaee on 15 Jun 2015

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Citation:

D'Souza D, Rezaee A, Shetty A, et al. Fibromuscular dysplasia classification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-3844

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-3844

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/3844

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3844

Article created:

19 Jun 2008, Donna D'Souza

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Donna D'Souza had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

15 Jun 2015, Amir Rezaee

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Amir Rezaee had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

12 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular

Sections:

Classifications

Fibromuscular dysplasia is classified into 5 categories according to the vessel wall layer affected:

intima
- intimal fibroplasia (1%)
media
- medial dysplasia (70%, the commonest type)
- perimedial (subadventitial) fibroplasia (15-20%)
- medial hyperplasia (8-10%)
adventitia
- adventital fibroplasia (1%)