Abstract
The most common method of exocrine drainage in pancreatic transplantation is urinary drainage. With the shift from enteric drainage and duct occlusion techniques, there has been a concomitant shift from intraabdominal to urological complications. We present a case in which a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant recipient developed urethral disruption and associated bladder outlet obstruction 11 months following surgery.
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Mullaney, J.M., DeMeo, J.H. & Ham, J.M. Enzymatic digestion of the urethra after pancreatic transplantation: A case report. Abdom Imaging 20, 563–565 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01256712
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01256712