Open AccessComment on renal autotransplantation: A final option to preserve the kidney after an iatrogenic ureteral injury
Author(s) -
Christos Damaskos,
Nikolaos Garmpis,
Konstantinos Nikolettos,
Alexandros Patsouras,
Dimitrios Schizas,
Anna Garmpi,
Vasiliki Georgakopoulou,
Athanasios Syllaios,
Dimitrios Dimitroulis
Publication year - 2021
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.2021.4.497
Subject(s) - medicine , autotransplantation , transplantation , kidney transplantation , kidney , surgery , urology
To the Editor, Autologous Renal Transplantation (ART) since firstly described in 1963 by Hardy, has been used in various cases. There are various reasons for the transplantation such as iatrogenic ureteral damage, chronic kidney pain, unresectable renal tumors or renovascular diseases. Indications concerning the suitable patients for this kind of procedure are gradually increasing. Nevertheless, each case is unique, and the treatment must be personalized [...].