Is early removal of prophylactic ureteric stents beneficial in live donor renal transplantation

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 275-279

  Anil, M ^a   Appu, T ^a   George, K ^a   Georgy, M ^a   Ginil, K ^a   Indu, K N ^a   Lakshminarayana, G ^a   Nair, B ^a   Rajesh, R ^a   Sudhindran, S ^a   Unni, V N ^a   Sanjeevan, K V ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Renal transplantation; ureteric leak; ureteric stenting; urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CYCLOSPORIN; DACLIZUMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; POLYURETHAN; PREDNISOLONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVE DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZATION; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STENT; URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84867318907     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.101247     Document Type: Article

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