| Title
of the article |
Course and relevance of arteriovenous fistulas after renal transplant biopsies.
|
| Authors |
Schwarz A, Hiss M, Gwinner W, Becker T, Haller H, Keberle M. |
| Journal
|
Am J Transplant. 2008 Apr;8(4):826-31. Epub 2008 Feb 19. |
| Subject
Consultant |
B. Watschinger |
| Score
(1 to 3 stars) |
** |
| Comments |
The study summarizes the clinical course of AVFs, the most frequent biopsy complications (8.3%), after 2824 biopsies and reports the need for embolization in 10 cases. AVFs occur most commonly shortly after transplantation in patients with poor graft function. |
