Detection of transplant renal artery stenosis with contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a vascular complication occurring during the first 2 years after kidney transplantation, with an incidence and a prevalence ranging from 1% to 23%, and from 1.5% to 4%, respectively. Detection of TRAS is the key, since most stenoses may progress to renal gr...

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Published in:Radiology case reports 2018-08, Vol.13 (4), p.890-894
Main Authors: Adani, Gian Luigi, Como, Giuseppe, Bonato, Filippo, Girometti, Rossano, Baccarani, Umberto, Vit, Alessandro, Righi, Elda, Tulissi, Patrizia, Sponza, Massimo, Risaliti, Andrea
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Language:English
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Summary:Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a vascular complication occurring during the first 2 years after kidney transplantation, with an incidence and a prevalence ranging from 1% to 23%, and from 1.5% to 4%, respectively. Detection of TRAS is the key, since most stenoses may progress to renal graft loss, however it may be difficult to detect due to its nonspecific clinical manifestations. Although Doppler ultrasound has become a primary imaging technique, digital subtraction angiography (DSA) remains the gold standard for diagnosing TRAS. We present a case of delayed graft function following kidney transplantation complicated by a lateral by-pass with prosthesis upstream and downstream of renal anastomosis, TRAS criteria were unclear using Doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced computed tomography-scan, and DSA. Only contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US), observing a delayed and pulsating contest impregnation of renal parenchyma, supported the hypothesis of TRAS that was confirmed by the measurement of trans-anastomosis pressure gradient during DSA.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2018.06.003