Polar infarct in a transplanted kidney: cause of a pseudomass.
Ultrasonography has become fairly standard for assessing common complications of renal transplantation such as hydronephrosis, urinomas, and lymphoceles. Infarctions are a less common complication that may occur in the setting of transplant rejection. We report a case in which an apparent solid mass on sonography proved to represent normal residual renal parenchyma in a kidney with a small shrunken lower pole due to infarction.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014463:Ultrasonography