Minimizing the Number of Urological Complications After Kidney Transplant: A Comparative Study of Two Types of External Ureteral Stents.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of 2 types of external ureteral stents on the number of urological complications after kidney transplant.

Materials And Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from 366 consecutive transplants performed between January 2013 and January 2015 in our hospital, in which an external ureteral stent was placed during surgery and removed after 9 days. Urological complications were defined as urinary leakage or ureteral stenosis requiring percutaneous nephrostomy placement.

Paediatric subvalvular aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of natural history and surgical outcome.

Sub-valvular aortic stenosis (SAS) is a common form of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, which can lead to aortic valve damage. Although surgery for SAS is an accepted treatment, the timing of surgical intervention of SAS remains controversial. This review aims to establish an overview of the natural history and outcome after surgery and factors associated with prognosis in paediatric SAS patients.