Grossly delayed graft function in a living related kidney transplant recipient: a case report.
Delayed graft function is a potentially challenging problem especially in cadaveric kidney transplant recipients. It adversely impacts long-term graft survival. It is rarely seen in living kidney transplants. Recovery of graft function usually occurs within a month. The chances of recovery of graft function diminish with further prolongation of delayed function. In fact, recovery of graft function after 3 months has rarely been described, we report herein recovery of graft function after 132 days of nonfunction in a living related kidney transplant.
Thye
Y L
YL
Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ylthye@yahoo.com
Lim
S K
SK
Wong
C M
CM
Keng
T C
TC
Chong
Y B
YB
Tan
S Y
SY
D001706:Biopsy; D051799:Delayed Graft Function / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D019520:Living Donors; D008875:Middle Aged; D035781:Siblings; D016896:Treatment Outcome