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.

Incidence, risk factors, and treatment of incisional hernia after kidney transplantation: An analysis of 1,564 consecutive patients.

Background: The objective was to evaluate the incidence and treatment of incisional hernia after kidney transplantation and to identify potential risk factors.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed. All kidney transplant recipients between 2002 and 2012 were included.

Ureteral length in live donor kidney transplantation; Does size matter?

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of ureteral length on urological complications. Data were retrospective collected from the INEX-trial database, a RCT to compare the intravesical to the extravesical ureteroneocystostomy. Ureteral length was measured in 198 recipients and used to divide recipients into three categories based on interquartile ranges: short (≤8.