title: Emergency ligation of external iliac artery for control of bleeding following allograft nephrectomy.
abstract: Renal transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage renal disease. Vascular complications of renal transplantation can be hazardous. Bleeding from the anastomotic site in external iliac artery is a nightmare for kidney transplant surgeons. Ligation of the external iliac artery might possibly lead to the loss of the lower limbs. We present two cases of postallograft nephrectomy bleeding, in which the external iliac artery was ligated without consequent ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Afshar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zomorrodi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Shakeri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abolhassan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jabbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zomorrodi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Monazzah Farzin
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008026:Ligation; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012077:Renal Artery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous