Renal injury due to hepatic hydatid disease.

Background: Many studies on renal hydatid disease have been reported in the literature, and the disease process appears to be well defined. However, renal injury without direct renal invasion remains poorly understood. The present study aims to define the frequency and the property of the renal involvement in hydatid disease.

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.

Rib resection for live-donor nephrectomy.

Introduction: Living-related kidney transplants yield more favorable results than cadaveric kidney transplant. Although multiple techniques have been described for living-related donor nephrectomy, operation is generally performed subcostally in lateral decubitis position or by an 11th or 12th rib resection. Recently laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is getting popular.

Subureteral dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer injection for vesicoureteral reflux in transplant candidates.

Background And Purpose: Endoscopic subureteral injection of tissue-augmenting substances has become an alternative to antibiotic prophylaxis and open surgery for the management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Several injectable materials have been tried for this purpose. In this study, we tried to determine the efficacy of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Dx/HA) injection for the treatment of VUR in renal-transplant candidates.