Radiological Imaging in Renal Transplantation

• Main Authors: Ivica Sjekavica, Luka Novosel, Melita Rupčić, Ranko Smiljanić, Miroslav Muršić, Vlatko Duspara, Mario Lušić, Dražen Perkov, Maja Hrabak-Paar, Martina Zidanić, Mateja Skender
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Research 2018-01-01
• Series: Acta Clinica Croatica
• Subjects: Kidney transplantation; Radiology; Postoperative complications; Radiography; Postoperative care
• Online Access: http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/317925

Radiological diagnostic methods have a significant role in the preoperative and postoperative care of patients after kidney transplantation. Improvement and innovations in technology, but also the growing experience of the radiologists who deal with kidney transplant patients as part of the transplant team lead to earlier detection of complications in the postoperative period, which are the leading cause of transplant failure. In this article, we describe, through diagnostic imaging examples, detailed evaluation of all possible complications that can occur after kidney transplantation, with evaluation of different possible diagnostic methods that can be used in the preoperative assessment and postoperative follow up and care of the transplanted patient. The goal of this article is to demonstrate and summarize in detail the possible complications of renal transplantation and how to best diagnostically approach them, with special reference to ultrasound which is the main imaging method for this group of conditions.