Uncovering the Risk: Incidence of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Following Renal Transplantation in the Netherlands.

Background And Objective: Renal transplant (RTx) recipients appear to have an elevated risk of urothelial carcinoma compared with the general population. While Asia reports a high incidence of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) following RTx, this incidence remains underinvestigated in Western countries. The main objective of this study is to determine the incidence of UTUC after RTx in the Netherlands, and to evaluate and compare the incidence and tumour characteristics with those of the general Dutch population diagnosed with UTUC.

Robot-assisted kidney transplantation using right- vs. left-sided grafts from living donors: a prospective multicenter study from the ERUS-RAKT working group.

Background: Kidney transplantation using right-sided graft (RSG) is technically challenging and may be associated with increased risk of complications and/or suboptimal graft function. Our study aims to compare perioperative and functional outcomes of robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) using RSG vs. left-sided graft (LSG).

Case Report: Late presentation of post-coronary artery bypass surgery pericardial effusion heralding mediastinitis with tracheocutaneous fistula.

Post-coronary artery bypass surgery pericardial effusions are typically self-limiting but may rarely be significant, causing pericardial tamponade. We describe a case of late post-operative pericardial effusion that required pericardiocentesis and subsequent readmission for mediastinitis with the added complication of a tracheocutaneous fistula. Our case report is the first reported instance of pericardial tamponade heralding the onset of mediastinitis.

Favorable Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Outcomes within a National Kidney Exchange Program: A Propensity Score-Matching Analysis.

Key Points: KEP recipients have comparable long-term graft survival to direct living donor kidney transplantation recipients, which underscores the need to prioritize KEP over other's therapies. Our outcomes can be achieved regardless of whether the donor travels or the graft is transported, offering flexibility in program implementation.

Background: KEPs (kidney exchange programs) facilitate living donor kidney transplantations (LDKTs) for patients with incompatible donors, who are typically at higher risk than non-KEP patients because of higher sensitization and longer dialysis vintage.

Treatment of Renal Artery Aneurysm by ex situ Repair and Autotransplantation: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Introduction: Renal artery aneurysm (RAA) is a rare vascular disease with a mortality rate of up to 80% upon rupture. This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of ex situ repair and autotransplantation for endovascularly untreatable RAA.

Methods: A retrospective nationwide cohort study was conducted in RAA patients undergoing ex situ repair and autotransplantation in the Netherlands.