Management of total ureteral loss after kidney transplantation.
Loss of the ureter after transplantation is uncommon and is difficult to manage. A Boari flap can be used to replace the ureter. The authors describe two patients with total ureteral loss. In each a Boari flap was used, to create a pyelocystostomy in one case and a calicecystostomy in the other. Both patients had greatly reduced serum creatinine levels and no urinary tract infections 14 and 18 months, respectively, after operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*