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Renal transplant related complications

Dr MT Niknejad and Dr Gagandeep Singh et al.

The recipients of renal transplants make them susceptible to a number of complications.

Complications involving the transplant kidney

These can be boradly catergosied as peri-renal, renal parenchymal, renal collecting system, and / or renal vascular complications.

Wider complications

avascular necrosis
amyloidosis
metastatic joint calcification
increased incidence of malignancy : e.g. lymphoma

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1. Irshad A, Ackerman S, Sosnouski D et-al. A review of sonographic evaluation of renal transplant complications. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 37 (2): 67-79. doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.06.001 - Pubmed citation
2. Sebastià C, Quiroga S, Boyé R et-al. Helical CT in renal transplantation: normal findings and early and late complications. Radiographics. 21 (5): 1103-17. Radiographics (full text) - Pubmed citation

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