Successful salvage of ruptured renal allograft resulting from renal vein thrombosis

Successful salvage of ruptured renal allograft resulting from renal vein thrombosis

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Allograft renal vein thrombosis is a rare vascular catastrophe which occurs usually in the first few weeks following renal transplantation.The occurrence of allograft rupture due to venous thrombosis compounds the situation and often here it leads to allograft nephrectomy.We present a case of renal allograft rupture resulting from allograft renal vein thrombosis which was successfully salvaged.We describe the clinical presentation and Doppler imaging findings of allograft vein thrombosis and surgical here therapy undertaken in the patient.