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. 1991 Sep;73(5):316–321.

Urological complications of renal transplantation: the impact of double J ureteric stents.

M L Nicholson 1, P S Veitch 1, P K Donnelly 1, P R Bell 1
PMCID: PMC2499517  PMID: 1929136

Abstract

In a 10 year series of 350 consecutive renal transplant operations, the overall urological complication rate was 7.7%. During this period double J stents were introduced and were used either in the treatment of actual urological complications or as a prophylactic measure to protect ureters which had been damaged at retrieval. A total of 34 double J stents were used in 33 patients. The indications were: ureteric obstruction (n = 13), urinary leak (n = 5), short transplant ureter anastomosed using an extravesical ureteroneocystostomy (n = 10) and ureteric injury at the time of organ retrieval (n = 6). Thirty-two double J stents were inserted at open operation and two were inserted by an antegrade method after percutaneous nephrostomy. Improvement in renal function occurred in 16 out of the 18 cases of urological complications. No kidneys were lost and there were no deaths as a direct result of these complications. In a number of cases the insertion of a double J stent was the only treatment, thus eliminating the need for more complex surgery. All 16 patients who had a ureteric stent inserted as a prophylactic measure at the time of transplantation made uncomplicated postoperative recoveries. Urinary tract infection was relatively common (27%) after double J stent insertion, but other complications were rare. In conclusion, double J stents have proved to be a useful adjunct in the management of renal transplant related urological complications.

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