Paclitaxel embolism in a transplant kidney: a rare complication of drug-coated balloon angioplasty

Int Urol Nephrol. 2020 May;52(5):993-994. doi: 10.1007/s11255-020-02427-9. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

Authors

Zhong Hong Liew¹, Chieh Suai Tan², Cynthia Ciwei Lim², Terence Yi Shern Kee², Alwin Hwai Liang Loh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Academia Level 3, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore. [email protected].
² Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Academia Level 3, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.
³ Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

PMID: 32125589
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-020-02427-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation
Angioplasty, Balloon / methods
Coated Materials, Biocompatible / adverse effects*
Embolism / chemically induced*
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation*
Paclitaxel / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
Young Adult

Substances

Coated Materials, Biocompatible
Paclitaxel