May-Thurner syndrome in a pediatric renal transplant recipient - Case report and literature review

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 708-710

  Vyas, S ^a   Roberti, I ^a   McCarthy, C ^a  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Edema; May Thurner syndrome; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CLOPIDOGREL; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEG SWELLING; LYMPHOCELE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY; MAY THURNER SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECIPIENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CREATININE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCELE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; SYNDROME; TICLOPIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 49349092858     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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