title: Elevated serum creatinine in a kidney transplant recipient: unusual suspect.
abstract: We report a rare form of transplant renal artery stenosis discovered 3 months after transplantation. Our patient had mechanical renal artery "kinking", which responded to balloon angioplasty. Doppler ultrasound, followed by an arteriogram confirmed the diagnosis. This case demonstrates that transplant renal artery "kinking" stenosis,though rare, can cause graft dysfunction and worsening hypertension in kidney transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension Division, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Zelal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Adibelli
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abt
authors.forename: Simin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine