title: Interventional radiological treatment of renal transplant complications: a pictorial review.
abstract: Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with chronic renal failure, which produces a dramatic improvement in the quality of life and survival rates, in comparison to long-term dialysis. Nowadays, new imaging modalities allow early diagnosis of complications, and thanks to the recent developments of interventional techniques, surgery may be avoided in most cases. Knowledge in the types of renal transplant complications is fundamental for a correct pre-operative planning. In this article, we described the most common or clinically relevant renal transplant complications and explained their interventional management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iezzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele Fabio
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: la Torre
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dattesi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nestola
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Posa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Science, Renal Transplantation Unit, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Science, Renal Transplantation Unit, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Citterio
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, "A. Gemelli" Hospital - Catholic University, Rome 00168, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonomo
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011859:Radiography; D015996:Survival Rate
keywords: Complication; Interventional radiology; Renal transplant