Retrograde balloon dilation 10 weeks after renal transplantation for transplant ureter stenosis – our experience and review of the literature

摘要

ObjectiveDespite many efforts to prevent ureteric stenosis in a transplanted kidney, this complication occurs in 3–5% of renal transplant recipients. Balloon dilatation (BD) is a possible minimally invasive approach for treatment, but reports to date refer only to the antegrade approach; we analysed our experience with retrograde BD (RBD) and reviewed previous reports.