Renal transplant complications: diagnostic and therapeutic role of radiology.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2014
Abstract
Kidney was the first and is the most frequently transplanted organ. Despite improved surgical techniques and transplantation technology, complications do occur and, if left untreated, may lead to catastrophic consequences. Renal transplantation complications may be vascular (eg, renal artery and vein stenosis and thrombosis, arteriovenous fistula, and pseudoaneurysms); urologic (eg, urinary obstruction and leak, and peritransplantation fluid collections, including hematoma, seroma, lymphocele, and abscess formation); and nephrogenic, including acute tubular necrosis, graft rejection, chronic allograft nephropathy, and neoplasm. Early diagnosis and treatment of these complications are paramount to prevent graft failure and other significant morbidities to the patients. Radiology plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of these complications, with minimally invasive percutaneous techniques. In this article, we reviewed renal transplantation anatomy, a wide range of complications that may occur after renal transplantation surgery, typical imaging appearances of the complications on varies imaging modalities, and percutaneous interventional techniques that are used in their treatment.
Volume
65
Issue
3
First Page
242
Last Page
252
ISSN
1488-2361
Published In/Presented At
Inci, M. F., Ozkan, F., See, T. C., & Tatli, S. (2014). Renal transplant complications: diagnostic and therapeutic role of radiology. Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes, 65(3), 242–252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carj.2013.06.002
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
24325923
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article