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Urine Leak From the Necrotic Lower Pole of a Transplanted Kidney: A Rare Complication in a Pediatric Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipient

Kidney transplant patients are prone to a variety of complications, even for the most experienced surgical teams. Our busy transplant center recently performed its 5,000th solid organ transplant. We present the case of an 18-year-old male with end-stage renal disease who underwent a deceased donor k...

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Autores principales: Patnaik, Ronit, Rabbani, Muhammad U, Thomas, Elizabeth, Abrahamian, Gregory A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8011469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33816012
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13613
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Sumario:Kidney transplant patients are prone to a variety of complications, even for the most experienced surgical teams. Our busy transplant center recently performed its 5,000th solid organ transplant. We present the case of an 18-year-old male with end-stage renal disease who underwent a deceased donor kidney transplant. He developed a urine leak from the necrotic lower pole of his graft kidney and subsequently developed urosepsis and was admitted. Clinicians must have a high suspicion for complications in the immediate post-operative period in kidney transplant patients. In this report, we will highlight our diagnostic and treatment steps to preserve the patient’s graft while addressing his rare complications.