1.Interventional Radiological Treatment of Renal Transplant Complications: A Pictorial Review.
Roberto IEZZI ; Michele Fabio LA TORRE ; Marco SANTORO ; Roberta DATTESI ; Massimiliano NESTOLA ; Alessandro POSA ; Jacopo ROMAGNOLI ; Franco CITTERIO ; Lorenzo BONOMO
Korean Journal of Radiology 2015;16(3):593-603
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.
Diagnostic Imaging
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic/*surgery
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Kidney Transplantation/*adverse effects
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Complications/diagnosis/*radiography
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Quality of Life
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Survival Rate