title: Ureteral leak after renal transplantation.
abstract: In the course of radionuclide dynamic studies in 187 consecutive patients who had renal transplants, leakage from a ureter was identified in five cases (an incidence of less than 3%). Demonstrated patterns fell into three classes: 1) perirenal collection (n = 2), 2) peribladder activity (n = 2), and 3) downward dissection (n = 1 case). The sensitivity and specificity of the radionuclide study for detecting ureteral escape of urine after renal transplantation is unknown. However, this study suggests that both indices may be high.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Nuclear Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Schweizer
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012086:Reoperation; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate