RESUMEN
The surgical technique of renal transplantation has been well established, but surgical complications are not uncommon and still be important factors in postoperative mortality and morbidity. From August 1990 to May 1998, we performed 250 consecutive renal transplantations at Maryknoll hospital. The authors analyzed the kinds and incidences of surgical complications in a single center by using information from hospital records. The results were as follows: 1. The overall surgical complication rate was 9.6% (24 episodes in 250 cases). 2. These were composed of 6 vascular, 8 urologic, 4 lymphatic, and 6 wound complications. 3. Vascular complication included renal artery stenosis in 1 case and bleeding and hematoma in 5 cases. 4. Urologic complication included urine leakage in 4 cases, ureter stenosis in 2 cases and bladder stone in 2 cases. 5. Lymphatic complication was all lymphoceles. 6. One case in which renal artery stenosis had occured progressed to graft loss after 4 years later. There was no complication related mortality. 7. 1 year, 3 year and 5 year graft survival rate was 97.2%, 94.8% and 90.0%, respectively. and patient survival rate was 98.0%, 95.6% and 94.7%, respectively.