A preventable cause of transplant hydroureteronephrosis: inguinal herniation of the transplant ureter. Case report and review of the literature.

Conclusion Inguinal herniation of the transplant ureter leading to ureteral obstruction is a rare, probably underreported, cause graft of dysfunction. Therefore, we advocate elective repair of inguinal or incisional hernias in renal transplant recipients. PMID: 31690216 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31690216?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - November 8, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Acta Chir Belg Source Type: research