OBJECTIVES The aim of this article was to report our experience with kidney transplantation in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS From June 1980 to December 2003, 690 kidney transplants were performed in our institution, among which 50 were in patients with less than 18 years old. Technical aspects as well as clinical and surgical evolution were reviewed in this study. RESULTS Patient's mean a...

Uretero-retropentoneal fistulas (urinomas) occur most commonly following penetrating trauma or calculi. Despite the large variety of surgical procedures advocated for the management of ureteral fistulas or urinornas, the results are suboptimal. Conservative treatment by endoscopic placement of indwelling ureteral stents is often preferred. Adaptation of antegrade percutaneous stents offers an e...

Active extravasation via an arterioureteral fistula (AUF) is a rare and life-threatening emergency that requires efficient algorithms to save a patient's life. Unfortunately, physicians may not be aware of its presence until the patient is in extremis. An AUF typically develops in a patient with multiple pelvic and aortoiliac vascular surgeries, prior radiation therapy for pelvic tumors, and ch...

INTRODUCTION The potential complications of an abdominal aortic aneurysm include rupture, compression of surrounding structures, thrombo-embolic events and fistula. The most common site of arterio-venous fistula is the inferior vena cava. Fistula involving a renal vein is particularly uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION This report describes a 54-year-old Caucasian woman who was admitted to the emerg...

Secondary aortoenteric fistula (SAEF) is a rare yet lethal cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and occurs as a complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Clinical presentation may vary from herald bleeding to overt sepsis and requires high index of suspicion and clinical judgment to establish diagnosis. Initial diagnostic tests may include computerized tomography scan and esophagogastr...