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Paratransplant Hernia: A True Emergency After Renal Transplant.
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation 2015 August
We report a case of paratransplant hernia, a rare surgical complication of a renal transplant. It is caused by entrapment of the bowel through a defect in the peritoneum, which lines on the transplanted kidney. Careful dissection and meticulous surgical technique during transplant, closing any peritoneal defect, regardless of size, can avoid this complication. The prognosis depends on clinical suspicion, prompt diagnosis, and early surgical intervention. If strangulation occurs, the associated mortality is high.
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