BACKGROUND To clarify various conditions in the transplanted kidney, invasive biopsy must be performed in most cases. In this study, we measured blood flow in the transplanted kidney by color Doppler tomography to examine the usefulness of measuring renal blood flow in clarifying various conditions. METHOD Blood flow in the transplanted kidney was measured using peak flow velocity (PFV) and a...

Utilizing the microsurgical method of transplantation in the rat, the role of the kidney in an experimental renal hypertension due to segmental renal infarction was studied. When the infarcted kidney was transplanted into the bilaterally nephrectomized recipient, hypertension developed so long as the donor kidney was transplanted within 2 weeks after infarction. With transplantation of the norm...

Urinary obstruction of the transplanted kidney caused by uterine leiomyoma is an extremely rare condition. To the best of our knowledge, there are only two reports in English literature. Psoas abscess secondary to renal graft pyelonephritis is also uncommon. We present this unusual case and its treatment course. A 43-year-old female presented with renal dysfunction. She was started on peritonea...