Acta Medica Medianae
Vol. 50, No 1, March, 2011
UDK 61
ISSN 0365-4478(Printed version)
ISSN 1821-2794(Online)
 

Correspondence to:

Dragoslav Bašić

Urology Clinic, Clinical Center Niš

Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 48

18000 Niš, Serbia

E-mail: drbasic@ptt.rs

Case report
UDC: 616.61-089.84-078

DOI: 10.5633/amm.2011.0110

KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT OBSTRUCTION BY SURGICEL

Dragoslav Bašić¹, Ljubomir Đurašić², Bratislav Bašić³, Marica Bašić⁴, Drago Milutinović⁵, Milan Đokić⁵ and Jovan Hadži Đokić⁵

                       Urology Clinic, Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia¹

                       Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia²

                       Berlin - Chemie Menarini, Belgrade, Serbia³

                       Research Center, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia⁴

                       Institute of Urology and Nephrology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia⁵

Surgicel (Johnson & Johnson Medical, New Brunswick, NJ) represents well-known surgical haemostatic material. This report presents a case of a 36-year-old female patient who had postoperative extrinsic kidney allograft obstruction secondary to Surgicel. The patient presented with fever, pain in the perigraft region and hydronephrosis. After diagnostic procedure, a reexploration along with surgical removal of Surgicel was performed. The operative outcome was excellent. Acta Medica Medianae 2011;50(1):51-53.

Key words: surgicel, kidney, allograft obstruction