Demonstration by radionuclide imaging of possible vascular steal from a renal transplant.
Radionuclide studies in a renal-transplant patient with congestive heart failure suggested vascular steal from the renal allograft by a contralateral femoral arteriovenous fistula. These reliable, noninvasive diagnostic procedures have potential use in similar settings to evaluate allograft perfusion and function. Correction by removal of the fistula was demonstrated.
D000328:Adult; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous