Postrenal transplant urinary leakage caused by segmental infarction of a renal allograft treated by partial
Mehdi Salehipour1, Jamshid Roozbeh, Ahad Eshraghian
1Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Fras, Iran.
Abstract:
Kidney transplant is the final treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease. Urinary leakage is the most-common surgical complication early after transplant. Another complication in the early posttransplant period is segmental allograft infarction. We report a kidney recipient who developed urinary leakage secondary to a segmental infarction of the upper pole of the transplanted kidney 2 months after transplant. The patient was treated successfully by a partial nephrectomy of the infracted upper lobe of the kidney. Three months after the partial nephrectomy of the allograft, serum blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were normal, and the patient was able to partake in her daily activities. Partial nephrectomy in the context of infarction of a kidney allograft is safe and can be used in similar cases.
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