Suggest Treatment For Renal Vein Thrombosis

Posted on Tue, 8 Dec 2015

Question: 31 year old patient with end stage renal disease, sickle cell and high blood pressure. Live donor kidney transplant. Surgeon leaves the OR with patient producing little urine.
Ultrasound shows poor flow in donated kidney. Diagnosis: Renal vein thrombosis. Clotting throughout the kidney. Kidney is removed in operation 3 within 24h. Patient dies 5 months later when coupling to dialysis machine fails and he bleeds to death.
Need a physician with some experience in kidney transplant surgery

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Renal vein thrombosis is a manifestation of renal vein thrombosis.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.

The history that you have given shows that there was an acute rejection of the renal transplant.
Renal vein thrombosis is a manifestation of acute rejection.

You can post your queries regarding the transplant, its complications and dialysis.
I would be glad to answer your concerns and your queries.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee