Complete necrosis of allograft ureter after cadaveric renal transplantation.
Complete necrosis of a transplant ureter is a rare complication that needs to be considered early in cases of severe graft dysfunction if successful surgical intervention and restoration of graft function is to be achieved. We report on two cases of this complication occurring in children and discuss the surgical management. Surgical exploration of grafts where there is an early sudden decline in function is imperative as routine imaging will not exclude this potentially treatable problem.
Renal Unit, Royal Manchester Children's Hospitals, Manchester M27 4HA, UK.
Manish
M
Sinha
Malcolm A
MA
Lewis
Hany
H
Riad
Nicholas J A
NJ
Webb
D002102:Cadaver; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology*