kidney and urinary tract disorders
Renal Vein Thrombosis
Treatment of Renal Vein Thrombosis
Treatment of the underlying disorder Drugs that prevent or dissolve blood clots Rarely, surgery The underlying disorder is treated. Treatment of renal vein thrombosis includes anticoagulant drugs, which usually improve kidney function by preventing the formation of additional clots and reducing the risk of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) . Generally a catheter is inserted into the vein to give a drug that dissolves clots (fibrinolytic) and sometimes to remove the clot (called thrombectomy). Rarely, surgery is done to remove clots in the renal vein. The outcome depends on the cause of the thrombosis, complications, and the degree of kidney damage. Death from renal vein thrombosis is rare and usually results from a fatal underlying disorder or from complications, such as a pulmonary embolism. The effects on kidney function depend on whether one or both kidneys are affected, whether blood flow is restored, and what the state of kidney function was before the blockage occurred. 