Open AccessExperience of percutaneous access under ultrasound guidance in renal transplant patients with allograft lithiasis
Author(s) -
Silvano Palazzo,
Ottavio Colamonico,
Saverio Forte,
Matteo Matera,
Giuseppe Lucarelli,
Pasquale Ditonno,
Michele Battaglia,
Pasquale Martino
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2016.4.337
Subject(s) - medicine , hydronephrosis , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , lithotripsy , ureter , nephrostomy , percutaneous , asymptomatic , kidney stones , surgery , percutaneous nephrostomy , ultrasound , renal pelvis , kidney transplantation , kidney , lymphocele , stent , radiology , urinary system , urology , transplantation
Urolithiasis of the transplanted kidney has an incidence of 0.2 to 1.7%, it increases the risk of infection in immunosuppressed patients and it can lead to ureteral obstruction that is often associated with deterioration of renal function. Urolithiasis of the transplanted kidney has different characteristics compared to the native kidney, due to the absence of innervation, which does not lead to colic pain. Percutaneous approach is an optimal choice in transplant patients.