URETEROURETEROSTOMY OF THE TRANSPLANTED KIDNEY TO THE NATIVE URETER IN A RECIPIENT WITH DISUSED ATROPHIC BLADDER: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT
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Abstract
Patients on long-term hemodialysis often have a disused atrophic bladder, which poses a significant challenge for the reconstruction of the urinary pathway in kidney transplantation. We report the first case at our center in which a recipient with a disused atrophic bladder (capacity 30mL) underwent uretero-ureteral anastomosis. After 29 months of follow-up, graft function remained stable, the bladder showed good capacity expansion > 290mL, and only mild pelvicalyceal dilatation of the graft kidney (6 - 9mm) was observed, without intervention or hydronephrosis of the native kidney. Uretero-ureteral anastomosis should be considered in patients with a disused atrophic bladder to expand kidney transplantation opportunities for long-term dialysis patients.
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Uretero-ureteral anastomosis, Kidney transplant, Disused atrophic bladder
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