Immediate Vascular Complications After Kidney Transplant: Experience from 2100 Recipients.

Objectives: Vascular complications, especially immediate events during kidney transplant, are the major cause of graft loss, and prompt surgical intervention is important for salvage of the graft and recipient. In this study, our aim was to show our experiences with vascular interventions and their effects on graft outcomes in transplant patients with suspected immediate vascular events.

Materials And Methods: Over 24 years (from 1990 to 2014), 2100 renal transplant procedures (1562 living and 538 deceased donors) were performed by one fixed team.

Minimally invasive procedures for treatment of urolithiasis in transplanted kidneys.

Objectives: To assess the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive procedures for urolithiasis in transplanted kidneys.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was done on kidney transplant patients who had urolithiasis treated with minimally invasive procedures between January 1989 and September 2011. We evaluated patient characteristics, predisposing factors, clinical presentation, minimally invasive procedures used, frequency of success, and complications.

The effect of acupuncture on relieving pain after inguinal surgeries.

Background: Postoperative pain is one of the most prevalent and bothersome issues found in the surgical department. Nowadays, there are various methods of acupuncture used for relieving pain without the complications found in some routine postoperative analgesics. These methods could be especially useful for high risk patients prone to complications from analgesics, such as transplantation recipients.

En bloc kidney transplantation from pediatric cadaveric donors to adult recipients.

Introduction: The shortage of cadaveric donors for kidney transplantation has led to the expansion of the criteria used for donor selection, such as the use of pediatric cadaveric donors. In this study we reviewed our results of en bloc kidney transplantation of pediatric cadaveric donors to adults.

Materials And Methods: From May 2001 to May 2005, 245 cadaveric kidney transplants have been performed in our hospitals.

Diuresis renography for differentiation of upper urinary tract dilatation from obstruction: F+20 and F-15 methods.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate diuresis renography with an intravenous injection of furosemide 20 minutes after administering the radiopharmaceutical (F+20 protocol) or 15 minutes before (F-15 protocol) in patients with upper urinary tract dilatation.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-one patients with pyelocaliceal system dilatation, but not ureteral dilatation, on ultrasonography were evaluated. The patients underwent diuresis renography using the F+20 and F-15 protocols.