ACUTE RENAL-ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION SECONDARY TO SUPRARENAL ARTERIAL-STENOSIS - A CASE SERIES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Stenosis of vessels proximal to the renal artery is an unusual cause o f allograft ischemia. We report four patients who had such 'suprarenal ' arterial stenoses leading to graft dysfunction that was reversed wit h revascularization. We additionally review the existing literature on this entity, outline the etiologies of such stenoses, as well as disc uss the surgical and non-surgical therapeutic options in patients with this uncommon cause of allograft dysfunction.