Finley David S, Roberts John P
University of California Irvine, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA 94143-0780, USA.
Clin Transplant. 2003 Apr;17(2):126-9. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-0012.2003.00027.x.
Our experience with 22 renal allograft ruptures (AR) in 4418 transplant recipients over a 20-yr period was reviewed. Fourteen of the 22 ruptured allografts were repaired and eight underwent nephrectomy. All of the repaired AR functioned for 1 yr and 64% functioned at 5 yr. Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) matched and living donor cohorts were predictive factors of salvage. In this large group, renal AR was frequently rescued by primary repair with excellent long-term outcome.