title: [Evolution of arteriovenous fistula between renal artery and vein in renal allograft after percutaneous nephrostomy in a renal transplant recipient].
abstract: Percutaneous urologic intervention has been accepted as a standard method to identify the etiology of graft dysfunction, or for treatment of urinary obstruction. Although ultrasound-guided procedure is a relatively safe method, arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an important complication that is sometimes encountered. In this report, we present a renal transplant patient in whom an AVF and renal vein pseudoaneurysm after percutaneous nephrostomy were diagnosed. Surgical approach was not indicated for preservation of renal function. A 50-year-old man was admitted with obstructive uropathy 11 months after cadaveric renal transplantation. Percutaneous nephrostomy was performed under ultrasound guidance. Doppler sonography and angiography revealed an AVF between the main renal artery for lower pole of the graft and renal vein, with formation of a venous pseudoaneurysm. Careful monitoring during the next 7 years after iatrogenic AVF and venous pseudoaneurysm formation resulted in preservation of renal graft function and improvement of the patient's quality of life. Radiological interventional procedure with vascular graft-stent placement was indicated because of rapid pseudoaneurysm enlargement and high risk of its rupture. Interventional endovascular graft-stent placement is a safe procedure for exclusion of renal allograft and AVF from circulation without indication for open surgery in high-risk transplanted patients. According to our opinion, radiological interventional or surgical procedure in transplanted patients with AVF and pseudoaneurysm should be considered as the treatment of choice only in patients who have clinical symptoms or rapid growth of AVF with a high risk of pseudoaneurysm rupture.
authors.affiliation: Klinicki bolnicki centar Zagreb, Klinika za urologiju, Zagreb, Hrvatska. ivica.mokos@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Ivica
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mokos
authors.forename: Nikolina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basić-Jukić
authors.forename: Ranko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smiljanić
authors.forename: Zeljko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kastelan
authors.forename: Josip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pasini
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging