'Decubitus' of renal graft on psoas muscle. Local changes of cortical thickness and function in the graft.
Using computerized tomography (CT scan), it was demonstrated that the renal cortex of the graft was thinner in the contact area with the psoas muscle than in the rest of the kidney and that its function in the local area appeared somewhat decreased. These findings might be related to the importance of the perirenal fat in shielding the kidney from mechanical pressure.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed