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01-09-2013 | Case Report

An unusual complication of renal transplantation: a fistula between the sigmoid colon and the graft

Authors: Valerio Masiero, Camillo Orsini, Sara-Maria Tosato, Maurizio Nordio, Emilio Morpurgo

Published in: Updates in Surgery | Issue 3/2013

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The wide-spreading of organ transplantation [1‐3] with consequent immuno-suppressive and steroid therapy [4] has led to an increase of complications of the gastro-intestinal tract, with percentages ranging from 8 to 20 % [5‐7]. Complications include perforated gastro-duodenal ulcers, cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, appendicitis, perforated or fistulized diverticulitis, pseudo-membranous colitis, and perianal fistulas [5, 6]. Diverticulitis is the most common cause of colonic perforation in the renal-transplanted population. These complications have high morbidity and mortality rates in immuno-suppressed patients [5]. …

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Title: An unusual complication of renal transplantation: a fistula between the sigmoid colon and the graft
Authors: Valerio Masiero
Camillo Orsini
Sara-Maria Tosato
Maurizio Nordio
Emilio Morpurgo
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Updates in Surgery / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 2038-131X
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-012-0148-1

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