Effects of ureteral stent on urologic complications in renal transplant recipients: a retrospective study.

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of ureteral stents used in renal transplantation on urologic as well as other complications. Cases of renal transplants from living or deceased donors performed in our hospital were retrospectively evaluated. The effects of the routine use of ureteral stents on postoperative complications were investigated.

Surgical approach to cases with multiple renal arteries in renal transplantation.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of multiple renal artery (MRA) presence on the success and complication rate of renal allotransplantation.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 187 cases (128 men and 59 women) who were transplanted in our department from 1997 to 2005. 28 of these cases had MRA.