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Current Urology Reports
Published in: Current Urology Reports 1/2020

01-01-2020 | Kidney Transplantation | Kidney Diseases (G Ciancio, Section Editor)

Pelvic Surgery in the Transplant Recipient: Important Considerations for the Non-transplant Surgeon

Authors: Romain Boissier, Veronique Delaporte, Tristan Legris, Valérie Moal, Eric Lechevallier

Published in: Current Urology Reports | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Classically, kidney transplantation (KT) consists of heterotopic implantation of the renal graft in the iliac fossa with vascular anastomosis on the iliac vessel and reimplantation of the graft ureter in the bladder of the recipient. However, a wide range of variations exist in both vascular anastomosis and urinary diversion that the non-transplant surgeon should know.

Recent Findings

For any pelvic surgery in a KT patient, the non-transplant surgeon should preoperatively evaluate the anatomy of the graft, its vascularization and its urinary tract. The transplant ureter should be identified and secured by preoperative JJ stenting whenever needed. For any surgery, maintenance and control of both immunosuppressive treatment and renal function is crucial.

Summary

The advice or even the assistance of a transplant surgeon should be required because any damage to vascularization or urinary drainage of the renal graft could have dramatic and definitive consequences on graft function.
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Metadata
Title
Pelvic Surgery in the Transplant Recipient: Important Considerations for the Non-transplant Surgeon
Authors
Romain Boissier
Veronique Delaporte
Tristan Legris
Valérie Moal
Eric Lechevallier
Publication date
01-01-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Urology Reports / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1527-2737
Electronic ISSN: 1534-6285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-020-0954-9

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