Thrombolysis as a treatment for transplant renal artery thrombosis - a report of three unsuccessful cases and an overview of reported cases.

Introduction: Thrombolysis has been suggested as a feasible method to treat arterial renal transplant thrombosis under conditions of short duration of ischemia. Data on maximal duration of ischemia that are still feasible to treat are scarce.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed our experience involving three attempts to utilize thrombolysis to treat transplant renal artery thrombosis.