Infected solitary renal cyst of the graft in a renal transplant recipient: A case report

Kenichiro Ishida, Tomohiro Tsuchiya, Hiromi Kondo, Keita Nakane, Taku Kato, Kensaku Seike, Kousei Miwa, Mitsuru Yasuda, Sigeaki Yokoi, Masahiro Nakano, Takashi Deguchi

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Abstract

A 59-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease of diabetic nephropathy who had been on maintenance hemodialisis for 4 years, underwent a living-unrelated renal transplantation 6 years ago. She was admitted to our hospital, because of a low grade fever and edema. Ultrasonography revealed the cyst with heterogeneity structure in the upper pole of the transplanted kidney. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a high-intensity cystic mass measuring 68 × 53 mm. As fever and laboratory data did not improve sufficiently by the treatment with antibiotics, echo-guided puncture and drainage were performed for the abnormal structure in the upper pole of the transplanted kidney. In the culture of the purulent aspirate drained from renal cyst, Escherichia coli was isolated. To our knowledge, this is the first report of infected renal cyst of the graft in a renal transplant recipient in the world.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)501-504
Number of pages4
JournalActa Urologica Japonica
Volume57
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - 30-09-2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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