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Review
. 2020;104(7-8):646-650.
doi: 10.1159/000508799. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Renal Allograft Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Nasrin El-Bandar  1 , Markus Lerchbaumer  2 , Mandy Hubatsch  1 , Isabel Michaela Lichy  1 , Matthias R G Schulz  1 , Frank Friedersdorff  3
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Renal Allograft Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Nasrin El-Bandar et al. Urol Int. 2020.

Abstract

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with ESRD. One rare complication after transplantation is the development of renal allograft compartment syndrome (RACS). We present a case of 1 patient who developed RACS due to compression of the transplant vein, which was then treated by salvaging the kidney transplant using urgent decompression surgery with mesh fascial closure. We postulate that this technique is safe and should be the treatment of choice for patients with RACS.

Keywords: Compartment syndrome; Kidney transplantation; Mesh; Transplant vein compression.

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