Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature

Urolithiasis is rare in renal transplant patients (<1%). The reasons are multifactorial such as metabolic, medications, and recurrent urinary tract infections. The stones are usually found incidentally on imaging; 50% of these patients are asymptomatic. In some patients’ recurrent urinary tract i...

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Autores principales:	Abdolreza Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Nikoobakht, Seyed Reza Hosseini
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Publicado:	Urology Research Center 2021
Materias:	renal transplant urolithiasis percutaneous nephrolithotomy ureteroscopy shock wave lithotripsy Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:439b603f57cf425ca6ff86e43ad97f8b2021-11-30T08:53:13ZUrolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature10.22034/TRU.2021.305308.10812717-042Xhttps://doaj.org/article/439b603f57cf425ca6ff86e43ad97f8b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.transresurology.com/article_138973.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/2717-042XUrolithiasis is rare in renal transplant patients (<1%). The reasons are multifactorial such as metabolic, medications, and recurrent urinary tract infections. The stones are usually found incidentally on imaging; 50% of these patients are asymptomatic. In some patients’ recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), hematuria, fever, oliguria, or anuria are presenting symptoms. The local pain on the graft may be the only sign. Diagnostic imaging and therapeutic modalities are similar to normal patients with nephrolithiasis. A high index of clinical suspicion is needed for timely diagnosis of urolithiasis in transplant kidneys and early intervention seems crucial. The common therapeutic modalities are the same as the normal patients with urolithiasis.Abdolreza Mohammadi Mohammad Reza NikoobakhtSeyed Reza HosseiniUrology Research Centerarticlerenal transplanturolithiasispercutaneous nephrolithotomyureteroscopyshock wave lithotripsyDiseases of the genitourinary system. UrologyRC870-923ENTranslational Research in Urology, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 149-153 (2021)
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topic	renal transplant urolithiasis percutaneous nephrolithotomy ureteroscopy shock wave lithotripsy Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
spellingShingle	renal transplant urolithiasis percutaneous nephrolithotomy ureteroscopy shock wave lithotripsy Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923 Abdolreza Mohammadi Mohammad Reza Nikoobakht Seyed Reza Hosseini Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature
description	Urolithiasis is rare in renal transplant patients (<1%). The reasons are multifactorial such as metabolic, medications, and recurrent urinary tract infections. The stones are usually found incidentally on imaging; 50% of these patients are asymptomatic. In some patients’ recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), hematuria, fever, oliguria, or anuria are presenting symptoms. The local pain on the graft may be the only sign. Diagnostic imaging and therapeutic modalities are similar to normal patients with nephrolithiasis. A high index of clinical suspicion is needed for timely diagnosis of urolithiasis in transplant kidneys and early intervention seems crucial. The common therapeutic modalities are the same as the normal patients with urolithiasis.
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author	Abdolreza Mohammadi Mohammad Reza Nikoobakht Seyed Reza Hosseini
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title	Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature
title_short	Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature
title_full	Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature
title_fullStr	Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature
title_sort	urolithiasis in renal transplantation patients: an update of the literature
publisher	Urology Research Center
publishDate	2021
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Urolithiasis in Renal Transplantation Patients: An Update of the Literature

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