title: [A clinical case of a giant lymphocele (LC) in a patient with a recent renal transplant is described].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The lymphocele (LC) described was associated with a sharp increase in plasma creatinine values, in the absence of any clinical symptoms. A open laparotomy procedure determined the resolution of the LC and the slow recovery of renal function. The huge dimensions of the LC (volume >3000 cc) and its pelvic localization, which dislocated both the bladder and the transplanted kidney, make this case unique, since the LC mimicked a particularly dilated bladder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss how therapies, rejection episodes, follow-up modalities, and surgical procedures may influence the onset of this frequent complication of renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Nefrologia Medica, Università Federico II, Naples.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Federico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabbatini
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors