Abstract:Postoperative perinephric collections are known complications of a transplant kidney with decapsulation injury being one of its rare etiologies. It can be early onset due to capsular injury during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy or late onset usually due to immunosuppressive medications or spontaneous in nature. We report a rare case of late onset decapsulation injury following insertion of a percutaneous nephrostomy drain for treating hydronephrosis. It was subsequently treated with marsupialization of the col… Show more
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