Arteriography of renal transplants. Radiology 1975 Aug;116(02):271-7
Date
08/01/1975Pubmed ID
1098101DOI
10.1148/116.2.271Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0016688737 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 12 CitationsAbstract
Arteriograms were reviewed in 60 cases of renal transplant dysfunction and correlated with the final diagnosis. Angiographic refinements included selective injections, 2-4X direct magnification, and flow-dependent injection rates. Angiography permitted recognition of common causes of post-transplantation dysfunction, including acute vasomotor nephropathy (AVN), acute refection (AR), chronic rejection, and obstruction of the ureter, renal artery, or renal vein. In 28 patients with AVN or AR who had technically adequate cortical microangiograms, classification was correct in 57%, indeterminate in 36%, and erroneous in 7%. In addition to its diagnostic value, angiography provides some prognostic information in AR, permitting prediction of functional return when the pattern suggests AVN and lack of return when cortical necrosis is indicated.
Author List
Foley WD, Bookstein JJ, Tweist M, Gikas PW, Mayor GH, Turcotte JGAuthor
William Dennis Foley MBBS Emeritus Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Acute DiseaseAngiography
Chronic Disease
Graft Rejection
Humans
Kidney
Kidney Diseases
Kidney Glomerulus
Kidney Transplantation
Regional Blood Flow
Renal Artery
Transplantation, Homologous
Vasomotor System
