title: Chronic renal vein thrombosis in a renal allograft.
abstract: Acute renal vein thrombosis in a renal allograft is uncommon and usually occurs in the post-transplant period. Chronic renal vein thrombosis can occur insidiously many years after transplant without significant deterioration in renal allograft function or symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. wandm@senet.com.au
authors.forename: Wai H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Schie
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Warr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D012079:Renal Circulation; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin