Deep vein thrombosis--a rare post transplant complication.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a rare post transplant multifactorial disease and often results from a combination of risk factors causing venous stasis. Venography and doppler ultrasound are reliable and accurate procedures for detecting venous thrombosis. Once DVT has been established, these patients should be treated with anticoagulants at least for a limited duration particularly in high risk post transplant patients with previous episodes of thrombotic events.