Acute thrombosis of the renal transplant artery: a case report and review of the literature.
Acute thrombosis of the renal transplant artery is a known but unusual complication of renal transplantation usually occurring in the first month. Reported here is a case of acute renal artery thrombosis in a well functioning long-term renal allograft in which there was clear angiographic evidence of a normal renal artery two years earlier.
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Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012077:Renal Artery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology