Renal Paratransplant Hernia: An Unusual Complication of Renal Transplantation?

Renal paratransplant hernia: a surgical complication of kidney transplantation

“…Six cases have been reported in the literature [4,5], and we have encountered three cases in 668 renal transplantations in our center. The incidence is 0.45% in our series, which is comparable to the reported incidence of ureteric stones (0.16%) and renal venous thrombosis (1%) as post-renal transplantation complications [6,15,16]. Although unusual, renal paratransplant hernia is a potentially fatal complication.…”

“…It is an uncommon, but potentially fatal complication of renal transplantation. To our knowledge, six cases have been previously reported [5,6]. Herein, we present three new cases of paratransplant hernia in a series of 668 renal transplant recipients.…”

Laparoscopic Management of Renal Paratransplant Hernia

“…The peritoneal defect was repaired in all cases. P. Cascales-Sanchez et al also reported thee cases of renal paratransplant hernias [5]. All patients presented with bowel obstruction.…”