Iatrogenic renal vascular lesions: treatment by arterial catheter embolisation

Embolization of Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries of Renal Transplants: Immediate and Follow-Up Results

“…Thus, the incidence of ACFs might be higher, in fact, than diagnosed with angiography. Furthermore, as our results confirm, vascular lesions such as AVFs, PAs, and ACFs often occur simultaneously [5,7] (Fig. 1).…”

“…The frequency of PAs and ACFs tends to be lower [7] and there are only case reports dealing with these complications [2,5,7]. Huppert et al [10] reported that in native kidneys, caliceal obstruction by blood clots might prevent visualization of an ACF.…”

“…The prevalence of vascular complications after renal transplant biopsies has been reported to be from 0.9% to 15% [1][2][3][4][5]. Many of these complications are related to the transplantation itself; however, the most common causes for vascular lesions in the postoperative followup period are related to transplant biopsies [2-6, 8, 9].…”

“…The frequency of such injuries is reported as between 0.9% and 15% [1][2][3][4][5]. Most of these vascular lesions are of little clinical importance.…”

“…Whenever these injuries cause persistent hematuria or high-flow shunts, they provide a clear indication for therapeutic intervention. Few studies have evaluated specifically the use of arterial catheter embolization in renal transplant recipients [5][6][7][8][9] and the success and clinical outcome of these patients remains unclear. We report our experience in seven patients in whom iatrogenic vascular complications were treated with catheter embolization.…”