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Massive Leiomyomatous Uterine Proliferation Following Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review.
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Case reports in transplantation [Case Rep Transplant] 2018 Nov 28; Vol. 2018, pp. 3874937. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 28 (Print Publication: 2018). - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Uterine fibroids are the most common benign uterine tumors affecting > 50% of premenopausal women. The incidence, burden and symptoms from uterine fibroids are higher in women of African descent compared to Caucasians. Despite increasing number of African American females being evaluated for and undergoing kidney transplantation (KT), perioperative management guidelines for uterine fibroids currently do not exist. We present a case of a 40 y/o African American female with known symptomatic uterine fibroids preoperatively and medically managed, who underwent a successful KT and 4 years later progressively developed massive leiomyomatous uterine proliferation, causing a complete lateral displacement of the transplanted kidney with severe hydronephrosis, transplant ureteral obstruction and secondary urinary tract infections with bacteremia. This obstruction required a percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement followed by an interval transabdominal hysterectomy, which was complicated by transplant ureteral transection requiring ureteral reimplantation, resulting in prolonged hospitalization, follow-up and outpatient antibiotic regimen. There is a need for management guidelines for uterine fibroids incidentally encountered during the KT evaluation process to avoid similar preventable post-KT complications in patient populations most commonly affected. Literature review and perioperative management/surveillance strategies are provided.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2090-6943
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Case reports in transplantation
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 30622829
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3874937