Elevated serum creatinine in a kidney transplant recipient: unusual suspect

Clin Nephrol. 2012 Oct;78(4):322-4. doi: 10.5414/cn107121.

Abstract

We report a rare form of transplant renal artery stenosis discovered 3 months after transplantation. Our patient had mechanical renal artery "kinking", which responded to balloon angioplasty. Doppler ultrasound, followed by an arteriogram confirmed the diagnosis. This case demonstrates that transplant renal artery "kinking" stenosis,though rare, can cause graft dysfunction and worsening hypertension in kidney transplant recipients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Creatinine / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Radiography
  • Renal Artery Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Renal Artery Obstruction / etiology*

Substances

  • Creatinine