Open AccessUreteral Necrosis after Kidney Transplantation: Risk Factors and Impact on Graft and Patient Survival
Author(s) -
Georges Karam,
Frédéric Maillet,
Sophie Parant,
JeanPaul Soulillou,
Magali GiralClasse
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000131953.13414.99
Subject(s) - medicine , acute tubular necrosis , transplantation , surgery , kidney transplantation , ureter , immunosuppression , panel reactive antibody , necrosis , kidney , stent , urology
Ischemia, the main cause of ureteral necrosis in renal transplantation, cannot alone explain the late occurrence of some fistulas beyond the first postoperative month. The aim of this study, performed on a cohort of 1,629 consecutive kidney transplantations, was to analyze the risk factors implicated in the occurrence of ureteral necrosis and its impact on graft and patient survival.