Renal Cell Carcinoma of Native Kidneys in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single-center Experience.

Background: The risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) development in renal transplant recipients is 15-100 times higher than in the general population. The majority of RCCs found in renal transplant recipients develop in the recipient's native kidneys, only 9% of tumors develop in the allograft itself. The mechanisms of development of RCC in native kidneys and renal allografts are not completely understood.

Incisional Infections after Renal Transplant: Outcome Data From 238 Consecutive Recipients.

Objectives: Surgical incision infections, along with urinary tract infections, are among the most common infective complications after kidney transplant. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the incidence and predisposing factors of surgical incision infection development in renal transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: Between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2015, there were 238 consecutive kidney transplant procedures performed in our unit.

Intestinal Perforation in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience of 2123 Recipients.

Objectives: Intestinal perforation remains a clinical challenge and potentially lethal complication in renal transplant recipients. Immunosuppression not only places the patient at risk for intestinal perforation but also masks classic clinical symptoms and signs of acute abdominal pain, leading to delayed diagnosis and proper treatment. The aim of our study is to present the experience of our center on the treatment of intestinal perforation in renal transplant recipients.

De Novo Visceral Malignancies in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience of 2054 Recipients for More Than 30 Years.

Objectives: We report the incidence and pattern of malignancies in renal transplant recipients from our department.

Materials And Methods: Between March 1983 and August 2013, the records of 2054 renal transplant recipients from our department were retrospectively reviewed with regard to type of neoplasm, age, gender, interval between the transplant and the diagnosis of malignancy, immunosuppressive regimens, graft functional status, and rejection episodes.

Results: Among the 2054 renal transplant recipients, visceral malignancies developed in 74 patients (3.

Clostridium difficile infection among kidney transplant recipients: frequency, clinical presentation, and outcome.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) among kidney transplant recipients and describe the clinical picture in correlation with the presence of certain risk factors. We included kidney transplant recipients with a functioning graft, who were admitted during the period 1/2012-12/2013, and patients with ESRD who were admitted to undergo Kidney Transplantation (KTx) from a deceased or a living donor in the same period. Patients were screened following clinical indication of gastrointestinal infection.

Shortening a Carrel Patch in a Graft With Multiple Arteries: A Step-By-Step Technical Analysis.

Objectives: Multiple renal arteries in donor kidneys are not a rare entity. Whenever encountered, they pose a surgical challenge in renal transplant because they require a more complicated back table vascular reconstruction and implant technique. We developed a unique step-by-step in vivo illustration of the application of shortening a Carrel (aortic) patch to address multiple arteries in deceased-donor renal transplant.

An uncommon cause of acutely altered mental status in a renal transplant recipient.

Introduction: Neurological complications are quite frequent in patients after solid organ transplantation presenting with focal or generalized neurologic symptoms as well as altered mental status. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare cliniconeuroradiological entity characterized by headache, altered mental status, cortical blindness, seizures, and other focal neurological signs and a diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging.

Case Report: We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with one episode of seizures and sudden onset of altered mental status (time and person perception) accompanied with headache at the thirtieth postoperative day after renal transplantation.

Impact of donor and recipient age difference on long-term allograft survival after living donor renal transplantation: analysis of 478 cases.

Introduction: Either deceased or living-related renal transplantation constitutes the best therapeutic option for patients with end-stage renal disease. In this retrospective study, an attempt to identify parameters that affect allograft survival in living donor renal transplantation was made.

Methods: Between January 2000 and July 2012, 478 adult patients received a renal transplant from a living-related donor in our center and their records were retrospectively reviewed in November 2012.

Renal transplant lithiasis: analysis of our series and review of the literature.

Background And Purpose: Renal transplant lithiasis represents a rather uncommon complication. Even rare, it can result in significant morbidity and a devastating loss of renal function if obstruction occurs. We present our experience with graft lithiasis in our series of renal transplantations and review the literature regarding the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and current therapeutic strategies in the management of renal transplant lithiasis.