Detection and treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-61

  Krishnamoorthy, Sriram ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh ^a   Kekre, Nitin ^a   Chacko, Ninan ^a   Keshava, Shyam ^a   John, George ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Peak systolic velocity; Transplant renal artery stenosis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; STENT; TRANSPLANT RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 60849127251     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.45538     Document Type: Article

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