Ureteral stenosis secondary to encrustation by urea-splitting Corynebacterium urealyticum in a kidney transplant patient

Kidney transplant grafts with complete ureteral duplication.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the outcome of renal transplants using donor grafts with complete ureteral duplication. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1999 and 2011, we performed 1368 kidney transplant procedures, including 87 dual kidney transplants. There were 12 transplants with donor kidneys that had complete ureteral duplication, including 2 patients who had grafts with ureteral duplication that w...

Bilateral ureteral tapering and secondary ureteroneocystostomy for late stenosis in a patient with bladder extrophy.

OBJECTIVE To report a case of severe hydronephrosis 20 years after bladder exstrophy (BE) repair, managed by bilateral ureteral tapering and secondary ureteroneocystostomy. CASE PRESENTATION A 21-year-old woman with a history of BE and ureteral reimplantation, presented with hematuria-dysuria syndrome and recurrent febrile urinary tract infections. After counselling, she elected to undergo bi...

Classification of ureteral stenosis and associated strategy for treatment after kidney transplant.

OBJECTIVES Ureteral stenosis is a common complication after a kidney transplant. Treatment for ureteral stenosis ranges from interventional procedures to open surgery. The aim of this study is to present classification for ureteral stenosis and recommend the targeted strategy for effective treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve cases of ureteral stenosis were diagnosed among 193 kidney trans...

Enigmatic pruritus in a kidney transplant patient

Pruritus is a common problem following a kidney transplant and is usually attributable to new medications related to transplantation. We present an unusual case of pruritus that began several months after kidney transplantation. After changing several immunosuppressive medications, numerous clinical visits and consideration by the patient of stopping immunosuppression, scabies was diagnosed as ...

Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to azathioprine in a renal transplant patient.