Purpose:To provide data of the incidence and management of common urological malignancies in renal transplant recipients.Materials and Methods:We conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospective database from August 1967 to August 2015. A descriptive analysis of the sample was performed.Results:Among 1256 consecutive RTR a total of 88 patients developed malignancies (7%). There were 18 genitourinary tumors in the 16 patients (20.45 % of all malignant neoplasms), incidence of 1.27%. The most common neoplasm encounter was renal cancer (38.8%), followed by urothelial carcinoma (33.3%). Median follow-up of transplantation was 197 months (R, 36-336). Mean time from RT to cancer diagnosis 89±70 months (R, 12-276). CsA and AZA was the most common immunosuppression regimen in 68.75%. Mean follow-up after diagnosis was 103±72 months (R 10-215). Recurrence free survival rate of 100%. Overall survival of 89.5% of the sample; there were two non-related cancer deaths during follow-up.Conclusions:The incidence of neoplasms in RTR was lower than in other series, with favorable functional and oncologic results after treatment. This suggests that actions to reduce the risk of these malignancies as well as a strict follow-up are mandatory for an early detection and treatment.
Introduction: Ureteral stricture (US) in the kidney transplant recipient is a rare complication that can lead to morbidity and graft loss. Risk factor recognition is crucial in the prevention and management of this entity. Delayed graft function (DGF), as defined by the need for dialysis in the first week after transplantation, has been proposed as a risk factor in previous studies. Our objective is to determine the impact of DGF in US development in kidney transplant patients.
Methods: We designed a matched case-control study. US cases in kidney transplant recipients were identified in the 2008–2017 period. We defined US as the rise in serum creatinine associated with findings suggesting obstruction in ultrasound, scintigraphy, or retrograde pyelogram; any other cause of graft dysfunction was excluded. Controls were defined as kidney transplant recipients from the same population and period without US, matched in a 1:2 fashion by age, sex, and donor type.
Results: From 532 kidney transplant patients, 31 cases and 62 controls were included. Cumulative US incidence was 58 per 1000 cases. When calculating for odds ratio (OR), post-operative urinoma (OR 3.2; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.36–4.37) and ureteral duplication (OR 3.29; 95% CI 2.40–4.51) were associated with an increased risk for US, while DGF was not found to be statistically significant as a risk factor (OR 3.3; 95% CI 0.96–11.52). No statistically significant differences were found between groups in other pre- and post-transplant-related factors.
Conclusions: DGF was not associated with US in our cohort; however, ureteral duplication and postoperative urinoma were associated with an increased risk of graft ureteral stenosis development.
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