Renal Cell Carcinoma of Native Kidneys in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single-center Experience.

Background: The risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) development in renal transplant recipients is 15-100 times higher than in the general population. The majority of RCCs found in renal transplant recipients develop in the recipient's native kidneys, only 9% of tumors develop in the allograft itself. The mechanisms of development of RCC in native kidneys and renal allografts are not completely understood.

Incisional Infections after Renal Transplant: Outcome Data From 238 Consecutive Recipients.

Objectives: Surgical incision infections, along with urinary tract infections, are among the most common infective complications after kidney transplant. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the incidence and predisposing factors of surgical incision infection development in renal transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: Between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2015, there were 238 consecutive kidney transplant procedures performed in our unit.

Intestinal Perforation in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience of 2123 Recipients.

Objectives: Intestinal perforation remains a clinical challenge and potentially lethal complication in renal transplant recipients. Immunosuppression not only places the patient at risk for intestinal perforation but also masks classic clinical symptoms and signs of acute abdominal pain, leading to delayed diagnosis and proper treatment. The aim of our study is to present the experience of our center on the treatment of intestinal perforation in renal transplant recipients.

Nonmelanoma skin cancer after renal transplantation: a single-center experience in 1736 transplantations.

Background: Renal transplantation is associated with an increased incidence of nonmela-noma skin cancer (NMSC) caused by immunosuppression. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the two major histological types of NMSC, exhibit more aggressive biological and clinical courses in renal transplant recipients (RTRs), with higher rates of recurrence and mortality than in the general population.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed our experience of NMSC in 1736 renal transplantations performed over a 25-year period.

Advanced donor age alone is not a risk factor for graft survival in kidney transplantation.

Background: The use of kidneys from elderly deceased donors has substantially increased organ supply, although it is associated with worse graft function and survival rates. The risk of kidneys from elderly donors as well as expanded criteria donors (ECDs) on kidney transplant outcome was investigated.

Patients And Methods: Seventy-five kidney transplants from ECDs over a 5-year period were reviewed retrospectively.