UROLITHIASIS IN RENAL AND COMBINED PANCREAS/RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

Abstract

Conclusions While the incidence of upper tract urinary stone disease in renal (0.23%) and pancreas/renal (1.2%) transplant recipients is not statistically significant (p <0.45), the latter have significantly higher rates of bladder stones (4.8 versus 0%, p <0.001). The diagnosis of urinary stone disease in transplant recipients can be challenging because of the lack of symptoms but the treatment approach is the same as in the normal population.