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Replacement of Ureter of a Transplant Kidney with an Isolated Segment of Ileum: a Case Report
Author(s) -
RAO M. MOHAN,
HARBISON P. A.,
LAWRENCE J. R.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1973.tb06810.x
Subject(s) - ureter , ileum , medicine , kidney , kidney transplant , renal transplant , kidney transplantation , surgery , urology
Summary Multiple surgical attempts using various techniques may be required to corrrect ureteric fishtulae that during the post‐transplot. period. Though segements of ureter or whole meter have been successfuly replaced using Isolated segments of ileoum, this has not been tried in renal transplant patients. A successful case in which this was donw with 3 1/2 years follow‐up, has been reported.