Thromboembolic complications (TECs) are clinically important sequelae of nephrotic syndrome (NS). The incidence of TECs in children is approximately 2%-5%. The veins are the most commonly affected sites, particularly the deep veins in the legs, the inferior vena cava, the superior vena cava, and the renal veins. Arterial thrombosis, which is less common, typically occurs in the cerebral, pulmon...

Background: Antenatal renal vein thrombosis have been a rarely described diagnostic finding, with variable consequences on kidney function. Case report: We present an unusual case of a dichorionic twin pregnancy in 34 weeks of gestation with one affected fetus, showing already intrauterine a bilatrally hyperechoic kidneys with a left kidney increased in size and cardiotocographic signs of fetal...

To characterize the role of the liver and kidney in the metabolic response to injury and infection, selective catheterization of the hepatic (42 veins) and renal veins (21 veins) was performed in 31 burn patients (mean burn size: 51% TBS), studied 4-129 days postinjury. Blood flow was determined by standard clearance techniques (ICG and PAH), and simultaneous arterial and hepatic and/or renal v...

Susceptibility weighted imaging provides diagnostic information in strokes, hemorrhages, and cerebral tumors and has proven to be a valuable tool in imaging venous vessels in the cerebrum. The SWI principle is based on the weighting of T(2)* weighted magnitude images with a phase mask, therewith improving image contrast of veins or neighbouring structures of different susceptibility, in general...

A 49-year-old Caucasian female underwent a second kidney–pancreas transplant in May 2002 for end-stage diabetic nephropathy. Her postoperative course was complicated by intra-abdominal sepsis and the development of bilateral deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The patient was treated conservatively, with a 6-month course of oral anticoagulation. One month after discontinuation of oral anticoagulation...

BACKGROUND The clinical pattern and long-term course of chronic inferior vena cava (IVC) obstructions are variable and depend on the underlying cause, the segment involved, and the extension of secondary thrombosis. Pertinent data on IVC obstructions in well-defined series of patients are lacking. We report the sequelae of chronic IVC obstructions in the hepatic segment in 11 consecutive patien...

Introduction Renal arteries are a pair of lateral branches of the abdominal aorta, arising at the level of L1 & L2 vertebra, just below the origin of the superior mesenteric artery. Renal arteries course anterior to the renal pelvis before entering the hilum. Right renal artery is longer and passes posterior to the inferior vena cava, whereas the left renal artery passes behind the left renal v...

Correspondence: William T Hinchliffe Department of Renal Medicine, sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, sunderland, Tyne and Wear, UK sR4 7TP Tel +44 0191 5656256 Fax +44 0191 5699208 email [email protected] Dialysis access remains the “Achilles heel” of maintenance hemodialysis. When candidate vessels have been exhausted in pursuit of fashioning native vascular access, alternative vessel...

Aims. Vascular access is of prime importance for hemodialysis patients. We aimed to study early complications of hemodialysis catheters placed in different central veins in patients with acute or chronic renal failure with or without ultrasound (US ) guidance. Material and Methods. Patients who were admitted to our unit between March 2008 and December 2010 with need for vascular access have bee...