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ArticleUrologia internationalis2024

Bladder Stones in Renal Transplant Patients: Presentation, Management, and Follow-up.

Maxwell Sandberg, Adam Cohen, Megan Escott, Davis Temple, Claudia Marie-Costa, Rainer Rodriguez, Alex Gordon, Anita Rong, Brian Andres-Robusto, Emily H Roebuck and 6 more

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16 authors.

Maxwell SandbergDepartment of Urology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Adam CohenDepartment of Urology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Megan EscottDepartment of Urology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Davis TempleWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Claudia Marie-CostaWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Rainer RodriguezWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Alex GordonEdward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Anita RongWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Brian Andres-RobustoWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Emily H RoebuckWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Wyatt WhitmanDepartment of Urology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Christopher J WebbSection of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Robert J StrattaSection of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Dean AssimosDepartment of Urology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Kyle WoodDepartment of Urology, University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Maajid MirzazadehDepartment of Urology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe study aim was to analyze the presentation, management, and follow-up of renal transplant patients developing bladder calculi.

methodsPatients who underwent renal transplant with postoperative follow-up at our institution were retrospectively analyzed (1984-2023) to assess for the development of posttransplant bladder stones. All bladder stones were identified by computerized tomography imaging and stone size was measured using this imaging modality.

resultsThe prevalence of bladder calculi post-renal transplantation during the study window was 0.22% (N = 20/8,835) with a median time to bladder stone diagnosis of 13 years posttransplant. Of all bladder stone patients, 6 (30%) received deceased donor and 14 (70%) living donor transplants. There were 11 patients with known bladder stone composition available; the most common being calcium oxalate (N = 6). Eleven (55%) patients had clinical signs or symptoms (most commonly microhematuria). Fourteen of the bladder stone cohort patients (70%) underwent treatment including cystolitholapaxy in 12 subjects. Of these 14 patients, 9 (64%) were found to have nonabsorbable suture used for their ureteroneocystostomy closure.

conclusionsThe prevalence of bladder stones post-renal transplant is low. The utilization of nonabsorbable suture for ureteral implantation was the main risk factor identified in our series. This technique is no longer used at our institution. Other factors contributing to bladder stone formation in this population warrant identification.

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Kidney TransplantationUrinary Bladder CalculiAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesBladder stonesCalculusKidney transplantNephrolithiasis

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PMCPMC11449172

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