title: Venous thrombectomy in patients presenting with iliofemoral vein thrombosis after renal transplantation.
abstract: In this study 14 patients presented with 15 episodes of iliofemoral vein thrombosis after renal transplantation. Seven patients (group 1) had viable renal grafts and were treated with conventional anticoagulation. Eight patients (group 2) had non-viable renal grafts and were subjected to graft nephrectomy and simultaneous venous thrombectomy without anticoagulation. The patients in group 2 had rapid resolution of the signs and symptoms of the iliofemoral vein thrombosis, and noninvasive vascular investigation at follow-up revealed competent and patent deep veins in all patients. In contrast, only 50% of the patients in group 1 had normal venous studies at follow-up. We recommend that renal transplant recipients who develop iliofemoral vein thrombosis and nonviable allograft postoperatively should be subjected to venous thrombectomy at the time of graft nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Pontin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manas
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Immelman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000601:surgery; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin