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URINE LEAK AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

MOUNA HAMOUDA, AJAY SHARMA, AHMED HALAWA

Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2018;16(1):90-95

From the Department of Nephrology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, and the University Faculty of Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia

 

Although they are not common, urologic complications after renal transplant are associated with risk of graft loss. Fluid collection during the postoperative period can be caused by urine leak or lymph leak of seroma. Biochemical analysis of the drained liquid is essential and should be compared with a concomitant serum sample. Surgical exploration is indicated if suspected urine leak is significant. Reimplantation of the ureter to the bladder can be challenging if there is extensive ureteral necrosis due to compromised vascularization.