External iliac artery dissection causing early renal transplant dysfunction.
External iliac artery dissection after kidney transplantation is a rare, catastrophic but potentially reversible complication. Treatment which may save both the transplant and the patient requires clinical suspicion, timely imaging, and prompt intervention. This case report describes successful diagnosis of this complication and surgical intervention which saved the kidney and safeguarded blood supply to the patient's leg.
Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation: Transplant Group, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Gwyn
G
Lee
Adam
A
Barlow
Tahir
T
Doughman
Michael L
ML
Nicholson
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography