Duplex Doppler sonography in renal allografts: the significance of reversed flow in diastole

AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
L P KaveggiaG M Danovitch

Abstract

This study was undertaken to assess the significance of diastolic flow reversal seen on duplex Doppler sonograms of patients with renal transplant dysfunction. Earlier studies have evaluated the causes of increased vascular resistance in renal transplants. None, however, have investigated specifically the subset of patients in whom impedance in the renal microcirculation has increased to the degree that retrograde arterial flow is present. In our series, 533 consecutive scans in 270 patients were reviewed. The patients were referred for evaluation of renal transplant dysfunction during a 25-month period. Doppler samples were obtained from main, segmental, and, when possible, arcuate arteries. An episode of reversed diastolic flow was identified in nine patients. Correlation was made with clinical, laboratory, histologic (biopsy in six patients, nephrectomy in three patients), and imaging studies (DTPA scintigraphy in seven patients, angiography in one patient). On the basis of histologic and nephrectomy results, we determined that among the nine patients, four had acute tubular necrosis, three had acute rejection, and two had renal vein thrombosis. One of these patients had both severe rejection and renal vein thrombosis. One a...Continue Reading

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