Nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis after renal transplantation: a case report and review of the literature.

Abstract

Stone formation in renal allografts is rare. Although infection or renal tubular acidosis can predispose to calcium deposition in a renal allograft, hyperparathyroidism is usually an accompanying factor. Parathyroidectomy is recommended as the treatment of choice when stone deposition or nephrocalcinosis occurs after transplantation. The reported case demonstrates that aggressive therapy is also necessary to eliminate calculi from the urinary system to avoid mechanical obstruction, continued infection or renal paraenchymal damage.

• Authors: S B Leapman, B A Vidne, K M Butt, K Waterhouse, S L Kountz
• Journal: The Journal of urology (J Urol) Vol. 115 Issue 2 Pg. 129-32 (Feb 1976) ISSN: 0022-5347 [Print] United States
• PMID: 765494 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Humans
• Hypercalcemia (etiology)
• Hyperparathyroidism (complications, etiology)
• Kidney Calculi (etiology)
• Kidney Transplantation
• Male
• Nephrocalcinosis (etiology)
• Postoperative Complications
• Transplantation, Homologous