Living or deceased-donor kidney transplant: the role of psycho-socioeconomic factors and outcomes associated with each type of transplant.

Background: Kidney transplant improves patients' survival and quality of life. Worldwide, concern about the equality of access to the renal transplant wait-list is increasing. In Iran, patients have the choice to be placed on either the living or deceased-donor transplant wait-list.

Impact of ureteral length on urological complications and patient survival after kidney transplantation.

Background: Urologic complications are of the most important complications after kidney transplantation which increases mortality and morbidity significantly.

Objectives: We designed this study to evaluate the association between ureteral length and postoperative complications.

Patients And Methods: We recorded the length of the transplanted ureter during the operation.

Long-term outcome of trans urethral prostatectomy in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients with and without diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To compare the different aspects of the postoperative outcomes in diabetics and nondiabetics of transurethral prostatectomy in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Methods: From December 2000 to December 2003, a total of 138 men with BPH, who were candidates for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), were selected for this study, of these 20 were diabetics. The International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS) and the erectile function were assessed preoperatively and during an average follow-up period of 63 months postoperatively.

Erectile dysfunction after prostatectomy: an evaluation of the risk factors.

Objective: The occurrence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients who have undergone prostatectomy has been assessed in the previous studies; however, its rate and risk factors vary in different studies. This study was conducted to assess the possible risk factors for ED after prostatectomy.

Material And Methods: In total, 246 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who were candidates for either open prostatectomy or transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) were admitted in this study during a period of 3 years between December 2000 and December 2003.

Donor nephrectomy with and without preservation of gonadal vein while dissecting the ureter.

Introduction: Preservation of the gonadal vein while dissecting the ureter for donor nephrectomy may decrease the distal ureteral ischemia and urological complications in kidney transplant recipients. In this study, we compared the outcome of kidney allografts harvested with preservation of the gonadal vein while dissecting the ureter with allografts harvested without preserving the gonadal vein.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed 167 consecutive kidney transplantations between April 2003 and April 2004.