title: Destructive allograft fungal arteritis following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.
abstract: Fungal arteritis of the Y graft used to revascularize the whole pancreas graft developed in 2 recipients of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant that were performed within 36 hr of each other. The vascular infection became manifest 6-7 days following transplantation. In both patients, the vasculitis culminated in an arterial rupture that required immediate operative intervention. This compromise of the Y grafts contributed to loss of both pancreatic grafts and necessitated vascular reconstruction to reperfuse the lower extremity. To date, both patients continue to experience normal kidney transplant function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciancio
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Viciana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ginzburg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dowdy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D001167:Arteritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous