Fine-needle antegrade pyelography of transplanted kidneys.
Ureteral obstruction or perforation must be considered as a cause of poorly functioning renal transplants. Sonography and radionuclide scanning will demonstrate outflow obstruction and/or pararenal fluid collection, but do not usually provide sufficient information on the site of the lesion. In these cases we have successfully used fine-needle puncture of the renal pelvis under sonographic guidance, and antegrade pyelography. This technique shows excellent anatomical details of the renal pelvis and ureter.
D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009339:Needles; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods*