title: Interventional Management of Vascular Renal Transplant Complications.
abstract: Renal transplantation is the therapy of choice in patients with end stage renal disease. Although transplant rejection remains the most common complication after renal transplantation, vascular anatomical complications occur in 1%-23% of renal transplant recipients. Interventional radiologists play an important role in the management of these complications. This review discusses the role of image-guided interventions within the context of multidisciplinary patient management. Particular emphasis is given to anatomical considerations unique to this patient population, techniques used for image-guided interventions, and outcomes of image-guided interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Electronic address: kkolli@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Kanti Pallav
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kolli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: LaBerge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency
keywords: Complications; Renal transplantation; Transplant renal artery stenosis; Ureteral obstruction; Urinary leak