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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 144-146 |
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Surgical complications in post-live-donor renal transplantation recipients – Our experience and lessons learnt
Rohan Kumar, Biju S Pillai, H Krishna Moorthy
Division of Urology, Lourdes Institute of Nephro-Urology, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. H Krishna Moorthy
Division of Urology, Lourdes Institute of Nephro-Urology, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ksj.ksj_30_20
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Introduction: Renal transplantation has become a common treatment for end-stage renal disease. The surgical techniques for renal transplantation are well established and associated with high success rates. Complications of the procedure are low (15%–17%) when compared to other solid organ transplants such as liver and pancreas. Surgical complications of renal transplantation are mostly related to either surgical site infection or problems in one of the three anastomoses (renal artery, renal vein or ureter). Most of the complications require prompt surgical or radiologic intervention for appropriate management. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective observational study of surgical complications in patients undergoing live-donor renal transplantation for a period of 10 years before 2020 in the urology department of a tertiary care hospital. The incidence and potential reasons for the complications were analysed and reviewed. Results: Of the 250 cases reviewed, surgical complications were observed in 20 (8%). Among these, ureteric necrosis, arterial thrombosis and significant symptomatic lymphocele were the main surgical complications. Through this study, a causal relationship was established in all these patients with complications and preventive measures have been suggested. Conclusions: Surgical complications of live-donor renal transplantations could be reduced by adopting appropriate precautionary measures. Early identification and treatment of surgical complications are critical for graft survival after kidney transplantation.
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