Renal Transplantation into a Diverted Urinary System—Is it Safe in Children?

• Published in: The Journal of urology Vol. 190; no. 2; pp. 678 - 682
• Main Authors: Christman, Matthew S, Canning, Douglas A, Schast, Aileen P, Baluarte, H. Jorge, Kaplan, Bernard S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; cystostomy; Female; Humans; Infant; Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Medical sciences; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Patient Safety; pediatrics; Pilot Projects; Retrospective Studies; Statistics, Nonparametric; Treatment Outcome; ureterostomy; Urinary Diversion; Urology; ESRD; glomerular filtration rate; OU; kidney transplantation; UTI; cystostomy; end-stage renal disease; urinary diversion; ureterostomy; GFR; RD; obstructive uropathy; pediatrics; renal dysplasia; urinary tract infection; Human; Pediatrics; Nephrology; Urinary diversion; Ureterostomy; Transplantation; Kidney; Urology; Treatment; Urinary system; Surgery; Graft; Cystostomy; Child

Purpose Historically surgeons caring for children with urinary diversion for bladder outlet obstruction have routinely performed undiversion before renal transplantation. We hypothesized that patients undergoing transplantation into a diverted system would have outcomes similar to those undergoing t...