Treatment of recurrent renal transplant lithiasis: analysis of our experience and review of the relevant literature Xiaohang Li First Aliated Hospital of China Medical University Baifeng Li First Aliated Hospital of China Medical University Yiman Meng First Aliated Hospital of China Medical University Lei Yang First Aliated Hospital of China Medical University Gang Wu First Aliated Hospital of China Medical University Hongwei Jing First Aliated Hospital of China Medical University Jianbin Bi First Aliated Hospital of China Medical University Jialin Zhang (
[email protected] ) First Aliated hospital of China Medical University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0929-8328 Research article Keywords: Renal transplant lithiasis, Transplanted kidney stone, Calculus, Recurrence, Treatment Posted Date: November 27th, 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.17873/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Page 1/14 Abstract Background:Renal transplant lithiasis is a rather unusual disease, and the recurrence of lithiasis presents a challenging situation. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed medical history of the patient who surferred renal transplant lithiasis for two times, reviewed the relevant literature, and summarized the characteristics of this disease. Results: We retrieved 29 relevant studies with an incidence of 0.34% to 3.26% for renal transplant lithiasis.The summarized incidence is 0.52%, and the recurrent rate is 0.082%. The mean interval after transplantation is 33.43±56.70 m.Most of the patients(28.90%) are asymptomatic.The management included percutaneous nephrolithotripsy(PCNL,22.10%),ureteroscope(URS,22.65%),extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy(ESWL,18.60%) and conservative treatment(17.13%).In our case the patient suffered from renal transplant lithiasis at 6 years post transplantation, and the lithiasis recurred 16 months later.