naa a22 4500 51074706X CHVBK 20180411083050.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11547-012-0791-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11547-012-0791-9 Ultrasound findings in dual kidney transplantation [Elektronische Daten] [M. Damasio, G. Cittadini, D. Rolla, F. Massarino, N. Stagnaro, M. Gherzi, E. Paoletti, L. Derchi] Valutazione eco-color Doppler nel doppio trapianto di rene Purpose: This study was done to analyse colour Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) findings in patients with dual kidney transplantation (DKT) and to compare renal volume and resistive index (RI) values between DKT and single kidney transplantation (SKT). Materials and methods: We reviewed the clinical and imaging findings [30 CDUS, five magnetic resonance (MR) and one computed tomography (CT) examination] in 30 patients with DKT (23 men and seven women; median age 65 years; range 55-82). Three patients had clinical signs of graft malfunction. Renal volumes and RI were compared with those of 14 SKT patients and comparable levels of renal function. Results: Three patients had graft dysfunction: one had chronic rejection and two had pathologies involving one kidney only (one encrusted pyeloureteritis of a left graft and one occluded main artery of a left graft). Asymptomatic unilateral pathologies were seen in six cases. In asymptomatic DKT patients, no significant differences in length, volume, cortical echogenicity and RI between the two kidneys were observed; DKTs were smaller (median volume 116.7 vs. 171.6 cc) and had higher RIs (0.76 vs. 0.68) (p<0.01) than SKTs. Conclusions: CDUS provides useful information in patients with DKT, allowing detection of clinically unsuspected unilateral diseases. At comparable levels of renal function, DKT patients had higher RI and lower volumes than SKT patients. Springer-Verlag Italia, 2012 Kidney transplantation nationallicence Marginal donors nationallicence Imaging findings nationallicence Trapianto renale nationallicence Donatori marginali nationallicence Reperti all'imaging nationallicence Damasio M. Dipartimento Radiodiagnostica, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy aut Cittadini G. Radiologia, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy aut Rolla D. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut Massarino F. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut Stagnaro N. Dipartimento Radiodiagnostica, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy aut Gherzi M. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut Paoletti E. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut Derchi L. Radiologia, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy aut La radiologia medica Springer Milan 118/1(2013-02-01), 14-22 0033-8362 118:1<14 2013 118 11547 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-012-0791-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-012-0791-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Damasio M. Dipartimento Radiodiagnostica, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cittadini G. Radiologia, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rolla D. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Massarino F. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stagnaro N. Dipartimento Radiodiagnostica, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gherzi M. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Paoletti E. Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Derchi L. Radiologia, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- La radiologia medica Springer Milan 118/1(2013-02-01), 14-22 0033-8362 118:1<14 2013 118 11547 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer