title: Different Management Options for Transplant Ureteral Obstructions within an Inguinal Hernia.
abstract: Ureteral obstruction secondary to an inguinal hernia with transplant ureteral component is an extremely rare entity with only several case reports found in literature. In all previously reported cases, management of the obstruction involved temporary drainage with ureteral stenting or nephrostomy tube placements followed by delayed definitive repair. We present two case reports, here one being the first one managed by immediate definitive repair via ureteral reimplant and herniorrhaphy and a second case by delayed definitive repair after percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement. Both patients continued to do well postoperatively with normalization of renal function on follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Merrit Marion
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Debartolo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Leonard Michael
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Copertino
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: April Adams
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Szafran
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplant, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Chelsea Caron
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick Gerard
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA; Department of Transplant, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Frank Sam
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Darras