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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lee, S
• Moon, H.H
• Kim, T.-S
• Roh, Y
• Song, S
• Shin, M
• Kim, J.M
• Kwon, C.H.D
• Joh, J.-W
• Lee, S.-K
• Huh, W.S
• Oh, H.Y
• Kim, S.-J

Titel

Presence of Vesicoureteral Reflux in the Graft Kidney Does Not Adversely Affect Long-Term Graft Outcome in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Ist Teil von

• Transplantation proceedings, 2013-10, Vol.45 (8), p.2984-2987

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

ScienceDirect

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Introduction We studied the incidence of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in the graft kidney and its effect on the occurrence of urinary tract infection (UTI) and long-term graft function. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of 64 adult kidney transplant recipients based upon voiding cystourethrography at 12 months post-transplantation. Patients underwent analysis of survival, incidence of UTIs beyond 1 year, and graft function. Results Thirty-seven male and 27 female patients in the study populations showed a mean age 42 years. VUR in the transplanted kidney at 12 months post-transplant occurred among 78.1% (50/64) of subjects: grade I ( n  = 6), grade II ( n  = 30), or grade III ( n  = 14) reflux. Patients followed for a median 61 months (range 44–74s) showed 11 cases of UTIs in 9 subjects. There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics or incidence of, UTIs according to the presence or severity of VUR ( P  = .81) or the Serum creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate values at 12, 36, 48, or 60 months post-transplantation. Conclusions VUR present in 78.1% of patients after kidney transplantation affected neither graft functions or graft survival. The incidence of UTI did not differ according to the presence of VUR.