Pulmonary embolism in a living-related kidney transplantation donor.
Living-related renal transplantation is the optimal therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Normally, complications are rare in living-related donor nephrectomy. However, we experienced a case of pulmonary embolism (PE). The incidence of PE in living donor nephrectomy is rare, but the total incidence of PE in surgical operations has recently increased. The patient in the case reported here was diagnosed relatively early and recovered with appropriate treatment. It is very important for surgeons to realize that serious complications such as PE can develop in any case of living donor nephrectomy.
Ushigome
Hidetaka
H
Department of Organ Transplant and Endoclinological Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Hirokoji, Kawaramachi, Kamikyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Yasui
Hitoshi
H
Okamoto
Masahiko
M
Akioka
Kiyokazu
K
Nakamura
Kenji
K
Kadotani
Yayoi
Y
Ohmori
Yoshihiro
Y
Oka
Takahiro
T
Yoshimura
Norio
N
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*