Marked azotemia and increase in serum creatinine: case report of an unusual feature of acute ureteral obstruction in a renal allograft recipient.
A patient is described who presented with late ureteral necrosis following renal transplantation, a complication that usually is seen in the early perioperative period. The patient was anuric with azotemia and a high serum creatinine. Response to surgical correction of ureteral obstruction was excellent and renal function returned to normal within 6 days postoperatively.
D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
D003404:Creatinine