Journal article
Intravascular gas in the transplanted kidney: a sign of extensive graft necrosis
Emergency radiology, Vol.10(5), pp.279-281
04/2004
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-004-0334-7
PMID: 15290479
Abstract
We encountered a case of transplanted kidney necrosis, with computed tomography (CT) demonstrating multiple areas of intravascular gas within the allograft. The intravascular gas represented air emboli from gas liberated from fermentation by gas-forming organisms in a perinephric abscess. Arterial bleeding accelerated by the wound infection and the resultant large perinephric hematoma caused renal infarction. Gas-forming infection of transplanted organs is associated with a poor graft outcome, which can present as a fulminant clinical course. Intravascular gas should be distinguished from collecting system gas because the former could represent extensive necrosis of the transplanted kidney.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intravascular gas in the transplanted kidney: a sign of extensive graft necrosis
- Creators
- Kousei Ishigami - University of IowaKim M Olsen - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineBradley K Hammet - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineDaniel A Katz - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineYou Min Wu - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Emergency radiology, Vol.10(5), pp.279-281
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10140-004-0334-7
- PMID
- 15290479
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
- eISSN
- 1438-1435
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2004
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322828702771
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