Vascular complications of renal transplantation.
From January, 1963, to May, 1979, 600 renal transplants were performed at the Cleveland Clinic. There were 21 vascular complications in this series (3.5%). Arterial complications included renal artery thrombosis in 5 patients, renal artery stenosis in 9 patients, and anastomotic hemorrhage in 2 patients. Venous complications included renal vein thrombosis in 2 patients and hemorrhage in 3 patients. Although vascular complications led directly to graft loss in 10 patients, only 1 resulted in patient death.
D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012082:Renal Veins; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous