<sod>The pathophysiology of renal artery stenosis, leads to changes in the structure of the kidney that are most noticeable in the [[renal tubule|tubular tissue]].<ref name="Renal2015">{{Cite journal|title = Renal Artery Stenosis: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology|url = http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/245023-overview#a5}}</ref>  If the stenosis is [[chronic condition|longstanding]] and severe the [[glomerular filtration rate]] in the affected kidneys never recovers and (prerenal) kidney failure is the result.{{medical citation needed|date=August 2015}}<eod>
<sod>The pathophysiology of renal artery stenosis, leads to changes in the structure of the kidney that are most noticeable in the [[renal tubule|tubular tissue]].<ref name="Renal2015">{{Cite journal|title = Renal Artery Stenosis: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology|url = http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/245023-overview#a5}}</ref>  If the stenosis is [[chronic condition|longstanding]] and severe, the [[glomerular filtration rate]] in the affected kidneys never recovers and (prerenal) kidney failure is the result.{{medical citation needed|date=August 2015}}<eod>