Journal article
IS ROUTINE URETERIC STENTING NEEDED IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION? A RANDOMIZED TRIAL
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether routine ureteric stenting in low-urological-risk patients reduces the risk of urological complications in kidney transplantation is not established.
METHODS: Eligible patients were recipients of single-organ renal transplants with normal lower urinary tracts. Patients were randomized intraoperatively to receive either routine stenting or stenting only in the event of technical difficulties with the anastomosis. All patients …
Authors
Dominguez J; Clase CM; Mahalati K; MacDonald AS; McAlister VC; Belitsky P; Kiberd B; Lawen JG
Journal
Transplantation, Vol. 70, No. 4, pp. 597–601
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2000
DOI
10.1097/00007890-200008270-00011
ISSN
0041-1337