Digital subtraction angiography in the diagnosis of arterial complications after renal transplantation.
Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was used to study arterial complications following renal transplantation in 33 patients. The results were compared with clinical follow-up and in three cases with conventional angiography. In 9 per cent using DSA (3 cases) we experienced inadequate visualization of the renal arteries of the graft; in 91 per cent, the visualization was diagnostically sufficient. In 53 per cent, we discovered an arterial stenosis of the main artery or segmental artery and in one case an AV-fistula. No morbidity resulted during the procedure. We consider DSA to be the best non-invasive method in the evaluation of patients with suspected renal artery stenosis following kidney transplantation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013382:Subtraction Technique