Transplantation Technologies & Research

Nazish Ghazanfar

Publications

• Research Article
  Renal Transplantation in Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Single Center Experience from a Developing Country
  Author(s): Rehan Mohsin, Altaf Hashmi, Muhammed Mubarak, Asad Shehzad, Gohar Sultan, Nazish Ghazanfar, Syed Ali Anwer Naqvi and Syed Adeeb ul Hassan RizviRehan Mohsin, Altaf Hashmi, Muhammed Mubarak, Asad Shehzad, Gohar Sultan, Nazish Ghazanfar, Syed Ali Anwer Naqvi and Syed Adeeb ul Hassan Rizvi
  
  Objectives: Historically, patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) were considered poor candidates for renal transplantation (RT). We aimed to review our experience with this procedure for its safety and efficacy. Methods: We reviewed the case records of patients with LUTD who underwent RT at our center. Graft and patient survival were analyzed. Results: Out of 2053 RTs, 26 (1.2%) patients had LUTD as the primary cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). All patients underwent cystourethroscopy prior to transplantation, had abnormal bladders and all underwent bladder augmentation. Only 16 (61.5%) patients had urodynamic (UDN) evaluation prior to transplantation. Pretransplantation augmentation cystoplasty (AC) was performed in 24 (92.3%) patients, and post-RT in two (7.7%). Mitrofanoff channel was made i.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0991.1000115

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