Thrombosis of the renal vein after transplantation. Description of a case

: The Authors report a case of renal vein thrombosis after kidney transplantation, which occurred early in the postoperative period and was treated successfully. The treatment is described as are the factors contributing to the good result: early diagnosis and surgical procedure, removal of the transplant and perfusion with cold heparin solution through the artery and the vein, reconstruction of a new vein to vein anastomosis, in a more favorable site.