Severe renal vein stenosis of a kidney transplant with beneficial clinical course after successful percutaneous stenting

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2173-2176

  Obed, A ^a   Uihlein, D C ^a   Zorger, N ^a   Farkas, S ^a   Scherer, M N ^a   Kruger B ^a,b   Banas, B ^a   Kramer B K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color duplex sonography; MR angiography; Renal function deterioration; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; RENAL VEINS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51849149916     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02356.x     Document Type: Article

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