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Iliac artery stenosis as a cause of posttransplant renal failure and claudication

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Iliac artery stenosis (IAS) is a rare complication after renal transplantation. We demonstrate a case of ipsilateral external IAS proximally to anastomosis in a kidney recipient, which manifested with renal failure and claudication, and was successfully treated with endovascular stent placement.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Balcali, Adana, 01330, Turkey

    Kairgeldy Aikimbaev, Erol Akgul, Erol Aksungur, Erkan Demir & Ugur Erken

  2. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey

    Erkan Demir & Ugur Erken

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Aikimbaev, K., Akgul, E., Aksungur, E. et al. Iliac artery stenosis as a cause of posttransplant renal failure and claudication. Int Urol Nephrol 39, 1273–1276 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-007-9284-9

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