title: Imaging Complications of Renal Transplantation.
abstract: Renal transplant complications are categorized as those related to the transplant vasculature, collecting system, perinephric space, renal parenchyma, and miscellaneous complications including posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder. Many of these renal transplant complications are diagnosed with imaging. Medical complications including rejection, acute tubular necrosis, and drug toxicity also can impair renal function. These medical complications are typically indistinguishable at imaging, and biopsy may be performed to establish a diagnosis. Normal transplant anatomy, imaging techniques, and the appearances of renal transplant complications at ultrasound, computed tomography, and MR imaging are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: courtney.moreno@emoryhealthcare.org.
authors.forename: Courtney Coursey
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Pardeep K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi-Mathura Road, New Delhi 110076, India.
authors.forename: Nitin P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Ghonge
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Room BB308, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Puneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Suite 174E PUH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Heller
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Collecting system injury; Complications of renal transplantation; Lymphocele; Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder; Renal artery stenosis; Renal transplantation; Renal vein thrombosis; Urinoma