Renal allograft rupture and its management.
Renal allograft rupture, although a rare complication, was encountered in 11 of our 137 cases of live kidney donor transplants. The commonest finding was an associated acute rejection. Our cases were mainly given conservative treatment with repair of the rupture and antirejection therapy. Eight of our kidneys were saved in this way, thus eight of the 11 patients survived. None of the deaths were related to the graft rupture or its effects.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine; D008775:Methylprednisolone