Urethritis/dysuria after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.
We evaluated the role of conservative treatment for urethritis and its complications after simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant. Twenty-six type I diabetic recipients with end-stage renal disease underwent SPK transplants with bladder exocrine drainage. Urethritis/ dysuria occurred in 4/26 (16%) of the patients. All cases resolved with conservative treatment that included Foley catheter and/or suprapubic cystostomy. Despite the frequency of this urological complication, none of the patients needed diversion of the exocrine drainage from the bladder to the intestine.
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Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA.
Burke
G W
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Nery
J R
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Coker
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Miller
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D000328:Adult; D003559:Cystostomy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D014526:Urethritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy