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Published on: July 19, 2021
Kidney Transplantation Outcome in Patients With Augmented Bladder: A Single-Center Experience
Rahmi Gokhan Ekin1, Askin Eroglu2, Ebru Sevinc Ok3
1Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Acibadem Healthcare Group, Kent Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye.
Objective:
Kidney transplantation (KT) in patients with bladder augmentation (BA) remains controversial due to concerns about infection, surgical complications, and long-term graft survival rate. We retrospectively evaluated patients who underwent KT after BA.
Materials And Methods:
Between January 2010 and August 2025, data from 15 patients with KT and BA were analyzed. Demographic characteristics, underlying urological diagnoses, type of augmentation, surgical details of transplantation, and post-transplant follow-up were evaluated.
Results:
Fifteen patients underwent kidney transplantation after bladder augmentation. Median interval from augmentation to kidney transplantation was 176 months. Mean age at KT was 25.07 ± 6.8 years. Living kidney donation rate was 93.3%. The mean follow-up after KT was 98.9±57.4 months. Febrile UTI occurred in 8/15 (53.3%) patients (15 episodes), yet no graft loss was directly infection-mediated. Acute rejection occurred in 3/15 (20.0%). Graft survival rate was 100%, 90.9%, and 72.7% at 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively. Median serum creatinine at last follow-up was 1.58 mg/dL.
Conclusion:
Kidney transplantation in patients with augmented bladders can achieve satisfactory long-term graft survival.
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