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Renal transplant ultrasound: The nephrologist's perspective
- Source :
- Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015.
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Abstract
- One of the principal roles of a nephrologist is to closely monitor renal transplant allograft function and promptly evaluate any dysfunction. Renal transplant sonography has a major role in this assessment process given its ability to easily define renal transplant anatomy and surrounding structures. Abnormalities can be extrarenal or involve vascular, parenchymal and urological components of the graft and these can acutely or chronically influence graft function and survival. Procedural guidance as is required during allograft biopsy, as well as routine surveillance and screening for post transplant complications such as malignancy are also important applications of ultrasound in the management of renal transplant recipients. This article outlines key ultrasound findings and applications in renal transplantation from the clinician's perspective.
- Subjects :
- Nephrology
medicine.medical_specialty
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
business.industry
ultrasound
Ultrasound
Review
Malignancy
medicine.disease
urologic and male genital diseases
Post transplant
Transplantation
surgical procedures, operative
Renal pathology
Renal transplant
Internal medicine
renal transplant
medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Allograft biopsy
business
Intensive care medicine
allograft dysfunction
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18366864
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0ed2396546cb914f3e7958a9b5134357