Evaluation of Acute Post-Transplant Renal Failure by Ultrasound
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 133 (2) , 443-447
- https://doi.org/10.1148/133.2.443
Abstract
Autotransplantation of the kidney was performed in 7 adult mongrel dogs. A model of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) was developed by subjecting the kidney to warm ischemia (37.degree. C) for 40 to 60 min. Serial ultrasound examinations were performed every 12 h until the animal died or was killed. Sonographic findings were correlated with laboratory and histological data. Throughout the course of ATN, the characteristic normal echo pattern of the kidney remained unchanged in 6 of 7 dogs. In 1 animal there were changes in the renal cortex, while the medullary pyramids showed no alteration from the base-line study. This contrasts with extensive abnormalities found during rejection.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Ultrasound in Renal TransplantationAnnals of Surgery, 1977