title: Evaluation of extravesical and Leadbetter-Politano ureteroneocystostomy in renal transplantation.
abstract: In a series of 650 renal transplantations performed over a 4- year period, the results were evaluated of 125 Leadbetter-Politano and 125 extravesical ureteroneocystostomies. The Leadbetter-Politano technique had a complication rate of 4%, with 3.2% of these patients having a vesical leak. Extravesical ureteroneocystostomy also had a 4% complication rate but only 1.6% of these patients had a vesical leak. Although there was no statistical difference between the two groups with regard to complications, we feel that extravesical ureteroneocystostomy is a quick and simple procedure and well suited to the special challenge presented by renal transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gopalkrishnan
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shastri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000379:methods*