When compared with maintenance dialysis, renal transplantation affords patients with end-
stage renal disease better long-term survival and a better quality of life. Approximately 9% of …

Introduction. Complications following renal transplantation include ureteral obstruction,
urinary leak and fistula, urinary retention, urolithiasis, and vesicoureteral reflux. These …

Purpose: To analyze the utility and outcomes of available endourologic options to treat
ureteral stricture after kidney transplantation (KT). Methods: A systematic review was carried …

Transplant ureteral strictures occur in about 5% of cases. If treated in an accurate and timely
manner, harm to the renal transplant can be avoided. This review article presents options to …

Our objective was to define optimal management of distal ureteric strictures following renal
transplantation. A systematic review on PubMed identified 34 articles (385 patients). Primary …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of percutaneous therapy of
ureteral complications after renal transplantation. Between January 2000 and June 2006 we …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term outcomes and complications of retrograde
endoureterotomy for persistent ureterovesical anastomotic strictures in renal transplant …

Purpose Ureteral stenosis (US) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients is associated with poorer
long-term graft survival. Surgical repair is the standard of care, and endoscopic treatment …

Study Type–Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4 What's known on the subject? and
What does the study add? Most of the published literature reporting on ureteral obstruction …

Objective To present the technique, feasibility and results of minimally-invasive
reconstruction of the transplanted ureter using the native ipsilateral ureter in post-transplant …