Fibrosis of a renal transplant ureter.
Ureteral obstruction following renal transplantation, although not a common occurrence, is a serious complication because of the single functioning kidney. Obstruction may be caused by ureterovesical stenosis, retroperitoneal fibrosis or adhesions, clot formation, pelvic lymphoceles or kinking of the ureter. A case is presented in which there was progressive partial ureteral obstruction caused by fibrosis and stricture of the transplant ureter, which were probably owing to rejection episodes.
D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology