Acute reversible cortical ischaemia after renal transplantation
K Kotteck, ML Valentin, K Hübel, O de Rougemont, RK Clemens, BR Amann-Vesti, C Thalhammer · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2015 · Heft 07
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Aim: Acute cortical ischaemia is a rare and possibly compromising complication of renal transplants, which requires urgent diagnosis. All patients are routinely evaluated by colour-coded duplex ultrasound (CCDU) after kidney transplantation at our institution. We report the case of acute cortical ischaemia of a kidney graft, which completely resolved within a week. Case report: A 62 year old female patient with hypertensive nephropathy and glomerulosclerosis received a 55-year old DCD (donation after circulatory death) kidney graft. The perioperatively course was uneventful. First evaluation by CCDU six hours po…