Kidney transplantation into bladder augmentation or urinary diversion: long-term results.

Background: We report on a single-institutional experience with renal transplantation in patients with severe lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) who underwent bladder augmentation or urinary diversion, and assess the long-term results.

Methods: From September 1987 to January 2005, 255 patients (161 male and 94 female), 7 months to 39 years old of age (median age at time of transplantation 14 years), received 271 kidney transplants. Etiology of end-stage renal disease was LUTD in 83 cases.