Induction and Donor Specific Antibodies in Low Immunologic Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Background: Optimal induction for patients without pretransplant donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) is poorly defined. The goal of this study was to compare the incidence of DSA (dnDSA) and graft outcomes between induction therapies in patients with a negative virtual crossmatch (VXM).

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed, identifying 782 patients with a negative VXM who underwent kidney transplantation at a single, high-volume institution between January 2013 and May 2017.

Ectopic ureterocele in a cat.

A 9-month-old, castrated male domestic shorthair cat with urinary incontinence was referred for surgical correction of an ectopic ureter. Excretory urography revealed hydronephrosis of the right kidney, right hydroureter, and ureterocele. A partial ureterocelectomy and neoureterocystostomy were performed.