title: Spontaneous rupture of renal allograft.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of a renal allograft was encountered in 3 male patients among 75 consecutive renal transplants over a three-year period. In 1 patient, the transplant was from a living related donor, while the other two were cadaveric kidneys from pediatric donors. In 2 patients, allograft rupture followed steroid-resistant rejection, while in the third with cadaveric kidney transplant, the rupture was associated with renal vein thrombosis. Two patients presented with classic symptoms of renal allograft rupture: sudden onset of severe pain and swelling over the allograft and hypotension, while in the third the rupture was found during exploration of the allograft with clinical diagnosis of renal artery thrombosis. Transplant nephrectomy was done in 2 patients, while successful surgical repair was performed in the third patient with living related transplant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaballout
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: el Boghdadly
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nezamuddin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mattoo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016896:Treatment Outcome