Late ureteral obstruction mimicking rejection after renal transplantation.
Ureteral obstruction occurring five years or more after renal transplantation is uncommon and may mimic allograft rejection. In 2 patients who had received cadaveric renal allograft, ureteral obstruction was detected six and one-half and five and one-half years after transplantation. In both patients, surgery was needed to restore normal renal function and to prevent further renal damage. Excretory urography is important in the follow-up of patients who have undergone renal transplantation, and conditions such as ureteral obstruction should be ruled out before antirejection treatment is started.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery