Review Article
The Current Role of Endourologic Management of Renal Transplantation Complications
Table 1
Summary of case series by transplant complication and endourologic treatment modality.
| Complication | Treatment modality |
No. of series |
No. of patients | Mean success rate (range) |
| Ureteral obstruction | Balloon dilation | 4 | 94 | 51% (44 to 62%) | Acucise endoureterotomy | 2 | 21 | 78% (60 to 100%) | Direct vision endoureterotomy | 5 | 17 | 79% (63 to 100%) | Urinary leak/fistula | Maximal urinary decompression | 6 | 65 | 62% (36 to 87%) | Bladder outlet obstruction | Transurethral resection of prostate | 3 | 54 | 98% (88 to 100%) | Vesicoureteral reflux | Deflux injection | 3 | 49 | 53% (25 to 58%) | Transplant calculi | Shock wave lithotripsy | 4 | 57 | 88% (62 to 100%) | Ureteroscopic lithotripsy | 2 | 27 | 85% (78 to 92%) | Percutaneous nephrolithotomy | 3 | 35 | 89% (77 to 100%) |
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