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Orthotopic Rat Kidney Transplantation: A Novel and Simplified Surgical Approach
Published on: May 7, 2019
[Surgical treatment of obstructive disease of the transplanted kidney]
P Montañés Medina1, F J Torrubia Romero, N Cruz Navarro
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
Objectives:
To review renal graft obstruction post-transplantation and its surgical management.
Methods/Results:
Our experience and those of other Spanish centers are analyzed and the literature reviewed. The different causes of obstruction following transplantation are briefly analyzed and the advantages and disadvantages of the different therapeutic options are discussed.
Conclusions:
Graft obstruction post-transplantation continues to be an important challenge to the urologist. However, in most of the cases the therapeutic alternatives are relatively standardized and achieve satisfactory results.
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