Renal Transplant Ureteral Stenosis: Treatment by Self-Expanding Metallic Stent

Journal Article · Sat Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 2003 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-002-1962-5· OSTI ID:21088424

Cantasdemir, Murat; Kantarci, Fatih; Numan, Furuzan; Mihmanli, Ismail ^[1]; Kalender, Betul ^[2]

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1. Department of Radiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, 34300 K.M.Pasa, Istanbul (Turkey)
2. Department of Nephrology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul (Turkey)

We report the use of a metallic stent in a transplant ureteral stenosis. A 28-year-old man with chronic renal failure due to chronic pyelonephritis, who received a living-donor renal transplant, presented with transplant ureteral stenosis. The stenosis was unresponsive to balloon dilation and was treated by antegrade placement of a self-expanding Memotherm stent. The stentedureter stayed patent for 3 years. It may be reasonable to treat post-transplant ureteral stenosis resistant to balloon dilation with self-expanding metallic stents. However, long-term follow-up is required to evaluate the efficacy of this treatment.

• OSTI ID: 21088424
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 26; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
KIDNEYS
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TRANSPLANTS
URETERS
VASCULAR DISEASES