Successful surgical thrombectomy of renal allograft vein thrombosis in theearly postoperative period

We report the successful surgical treatment of two cases of renal vein thro mbosis, each occurring early after kidney transplantation. Prompt intervent ion was a result of accurate diagnosis by color Doppler ultrasonography. In vasive radiological procedures were not useful. Although recent advances in thrombolytic therapy have created several alternatives to open surgery, th e rationale for surgical exploration in these cases was to remove the throm bus quickly, to avoid the postoperative bleeding complications of thromboly tic therapy, and to correct any technical or anatomic problems. (C) 2000 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.