Kidney allograft dysfunction due to ipsilateral thigh arteriovenous graft. Issue 5 (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Agrawal, Nikhil; Garg, Neetika; Adapa, Sreedhar; Cardarelli, Francesca
• Is Part Of: Journal of vascular access. Volume 21:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 783
• Page End: 784
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Kidney transplant -- allograft dysfunction -- transplant renal artery -- arteriovenous graft -- ultrasonography–Doppler evaluation; Arterial catheterization -- Periodicals; Intravenous catheterization -- Periodicals; 612.13
• DOI: 10.1177/1129729819877320
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1129-7298

Abstract

Arteriovenous graft in the thigh is used not infrequently for hemodialysis. Outcomes with this lower extremity dialysis access are generally comparable to upper extremity access and superior to long-term catheter use. However, it could have significant implications in a patient getting a kidney transplant. Here we describe a case of thigh arteriovenous graft causing kidney allograft dysfunction in a new transplant recipient, and this resolved with graft ligation.