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Emergencies Following Renal Transplantation

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Emergencies in Urology

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Despite the remarkable improvement in the results of renal transplantation during the last decade, surgical and medical complications continue to contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of allograft recipients. Moreover, in live-donor renal transplantation the risks to living donors are small, but real. The objective of the present chapter is to review the complications that may affect the safety of both the donors and recipients as well as the efficacy of the graft. A special emphasis on the surgical complications in both the donors and recipients will be done. Other medical problems that may interfere with the proper diagnosis and prompt management of surgical emergencies will be discussed shortly.

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  1. Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

    M. A. Ghoneim MD (Professor of Urology) & A. A. Shokeir MD, PhD, FEBU

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  1. Department of Urology, Heidelberg University, Medical School, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

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  3. Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4160 John R., Suite 1017, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Richard A. Santucci MD (Chief of Urology and Associate Professor) (Chief of Urology and Associate Professor)

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Ghoneim, M.A., Shokeir, A.A. (2007). Emergencies Following Renal Transplantation. In: Hohenfellner, M., Santucci, R.A. (eds) Emergencies in Urology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48605-3_32

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