![]() 6 Early vascular complications of transplantation may cause the loss of the graft and the need for transplantectomy. 5 Current indications for transplantectomy include early graft loss, intolerance syndrome, severe proteinuria, recurrent pyelonephritis, neoplasia, and chronic inflammation syndrome. 4 The mortality of these patients is greater than those with functional graft or in renal replacement therapy without previous transplantation. 3 A 4–10% of patients who start dialysis have a non-functioning kidney graft, and up to 32% of cases require transplantectomy for various reasons. ![]() Vascular complications of renal transplantation represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality, and frequently lead to early graft loss, 2 which is around 5% in the most recent series. Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) as it improves the quality of life and survival of patients.
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