Sonography of complications in pediatric renal allografts.
A total of 420 sonograms of renal transplants in 80 children were obtained because of decreased renal function or to establish a baseline after surgery. We describe normal anatomy of a renal transplant on sonograms, including duplex Doppler and color flow images, and a spectrum of complications. The complications are categorized as follows: parenchymal (drug toxicity rejection, acute tubular necrosis, infection), vascular (pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous fistula, renal artery stenosis and occlusion), obstructive uropathy, and postoperative fluid collections.
Surratt
J T
JT
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO 63110.
Siegel
M J
MJ
Middleton
W D
WD
D002648:Child; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography