Transplant renal artery thrombosis. Revascularization after 51/2 hours of ischemia
D. F. Gerard, J. B. Devin, N. A. Halasz and G. M. Collins
Restoration of blood flow to a transplanted kidney following renal artery
thrombosis should provide a good model for determining the tolerance of the
human kidney to normothermic ischemia. Two cases were seen in which
function returned after two and 51/2 hours of occlusion. These, together
with two other similar cases reported previously, suggest that attempted
revascularization is worthwhile even after several hours of ischemia.
