Second Kidney Transplant in a Patient with Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Abstract

Artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is regarded as the gold standard treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. Kidney transplantation is gold standard treatment for end stage renal disease. Since both AUS implantation and renal transplant surgeries are relatively common, a co-occurrence is likely and a patient with AUS may need a kidney transplant. Herein, we report a patient with an AUS who underwent second kidney transplantation. Since the iliac fossa ipsilateral to the AUS parts had to be preferred for the second kidney transplant, risks of AUS damage and infection were higher. This report illustrates the precautions taken to minimize these risks.

Keywords

• Kidney
• transplantation
• artificial
• sphincter