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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;52(12):3383-8.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-006-9727-7. Epub 2007 Apr 5.

Ascites and kidney transplantation: case report and critical appraisal of the literature

Marko Markov  1 , David H Van Thiel, Abdul Nadir
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Case Reports

Ascites and kidney transplantation: case report and critical appraisal of the literature

Marko Markov et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

Ascites is an ominous finding after kidney transplantation. It occurs either as a result of technical complication of the transplant procedure or from medical reasons that include portal hypertension, graft rejection and other causes (1, 2). Here in are described a case of ascites that occurred after successful kidney transplantation. Kidney re-transplantation alone or combined heart and kidney transplantation were possible options for him. Finally, a review of published cases of ascites that occurred after kidney transplantation and treatment of putative nephrogenic ascites (NA) is presented.

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