Urinary tract stone after kidney transplantation (report of 5 cases) / 中华泌尿外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the diagnosis and trea tm ent of urolithiasis in patients after renal transplantation. Methods 5 cases of urinary tract stone in patients after renal transplantat ion were diagnosed and treated.In 1 case,the stone was a remnant of the stone in the donor kidney,in 3 cases,the stone was secondary to a sternotic ureterocysto stomy stoma,in the other case,a stent in the urinary tract was complicated by st one formation.Surgical removal of the stone with ureter-bladder reanastomosis w as carried out for 3,in one of which ESWL has failed.Conventional nonsurgical meas ures was adopted for 2. Results The patients have been f ollowed up for 1～13 years with all the patients and the transplants surviving.I n one of the patients with nonsurgical management,the transplanted kidney has al ready survived for 13 years. Conclusions The treatment o f urinary tract stone in a transplanted kidney is similar to the conventional pr inciples,relieving the block and removal of the stone.Risk factors of uric acid stone formation should be taken care of.