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Urological complications of Cadaveric Renal Transplantation
M T Said1, M S Abomelha, K E Al Otaibi
1Department of Urology, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
Urological complications in 211 consecutive primary and secondary cadaveric renal transplants, performed t our institution between March 1993 and December 1996, were encountered in 13 patients (6.2%). The complications included urine leakage in four cases (1.9%)., obstruction of the upper urinary tract in seven (3.3%), urethral strictures in two (1%) and stone formation in one. Successfully treated complications amounted to 86%. Associated infection and urinary leak resulted in the loss of two grafts.
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