Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia (Dec 2021)

Comment on renal autotransplantation: A final option to preserve the kidney after an iatrogenic ureteral injury

  • Christos Damaskos,
  • Nikolaos Garmpis,
  • Konstantinos Nikolettos,
  • Alexandros Patsouras,
  • Dimitrios Schizas,
  • Anna Garmpi,
  • Vasiliki E. Georgakopoulou,
  • Athanasios Syllaios,
  • Dimitrios Dimitroulis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2021.4.497
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 93, no. 4

Abstract

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To the Editor, Autologous Renal Transplantation (ART) since firstly described in 1963 by Hardy, has been used in various cases. There are various reasons for the transplantation such as iatrogenic ureteral damage, chronic kidney pain, unresectable renal tumors or renovascular diseases. Indications concerning the suitable patients for this kind of procedure are gradually increasing. Nevertheless, each case is unique, and the treatment must be personalized [...].

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