Transplant renal artery stenosis without hypertension: A case report

Fereshteh Saddadi; Seyyed Mehdi Hoseini; Faezeh Rasolian; Mohammad Hassan Fallahkohan

doi:10.15171/jnp.2020.11

J Nephropathol. 2020;9(1): e11.
doi: 10.15171/jnp.2020.11

Scopus ID: 85078271820

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Case Report

Transplant renal artery stenosis without hypertension: A case report

Fereshteh Saddadi ¹^* , Seyyed Mehdi Hoseini ¹, Faezeh Rasolian ¹, Mohammad Hassan Fallahkohan ²

¹ Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
² Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

*Corresponding Author: Email: iumssaddadi@gmail.com

Abstract

In kidney transplant recipients, the renal artery stenosis is cause of graft dysfunction and graft loss. Here we describe a case that leads to graft loss. The nephrologist should know about its etiologies, symptoms and diagnostic tools and also its treatment after renal transplantation.

Keywords: Transplant renal arterial stenosis, Kidney transplant, Renal artery stenosis, Graft loss, Acute renal artery thrombosis, End-stage kidney failure

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:

Acute renal artery thrombosis is a complication of renal transplantation can result in graft loss.

Please cite this paper as: Saddadi F, Hoseini SM, Rasolian F, Fallahkohan MH. Transplant renal artery stenosis without hypertension: A case report. J Nephropathol. 2020;9(1):e11. DOI: 10.15171/jnp.2020.11.