Emergency ligation of external iliac artery for control of bleeding following allograft nephrectomy | Zendy

Afshar Zomorrodi | Zendy; Shakeri Abolhassan | Zendy; Abbas Jabbari | Zendy; Sahar Zomorrodi | Zendy; MonazzahFarzin Sheikh | Zendy

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Emergency ligation of external iliac artery for control of bleeding following allograft nephrectomy

Author(s) -

Afshar Zomorrodi,

Shakeri Abolhassan,

Abbas Jabbari,

Sahar Zomorrodi,

MonazzahFarzin Sheikh

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 2320-3838

pISSN - 1319-2442

DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.190885

Subject(s) - medicine , external iliac artery , ligation , surgery , nephrectomy , renal artery , anastomosis , internal iliac artery , transplantation , common iliac artery , iliac artery , kidney transplantation , kidney

Renal transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage renal disease. Vascular complications of renal transplantation can be hazardous. Bleeding from the anastomotic site in external iliac artery is a nightmare for kidney transplant surgeons. Ligation of the external iliac artery might possibly lead to the loss of the lower limbs. We present two cases of postallograft nephrectomy bleeding, in which the external iliac artery was ligated without consequent ischemia.

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