Arterial anastomosis disrupton in two kidney recipients of contaminated grafts from a donor with Gorham's syndrome.
Transmission of donor infections to immunosuppressed recipients may produce serious complications. Here, we report two cases of ruptured renal artery pseudoaneurysm within a few months after renal transplantation from a donor with Gorham's syndrome, a rare disease characterized by proliferation of vascular and lymphatic channels associated with extensive bony destruction. The donor had died of respiratory failure, sepsis, and anoxic brain death due to difficult airway control secondary to a maxillofacial deformity.
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Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, Michigan 48075, USA. rfsaidi@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017541:Aneurysm, False; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome