Research Article

Kidney Autotransplantation and Orthotopic Kidney Transplantation: Two Different Approaches for Complex Cases

Table 11

Largest published series of KAT.

AuthorYearSampleIndicationsComplication rateGraft loss

Chiche et al. [17]200357Vascular pathology: Fibromuscular dysplasia for 34 RAT procedures in 30 patients, Takayasu’s disease for 26, and others9/57 (15.79%)8/57 (14.04%)

Tran et al. [18]201552Vascular pathology: 3.8%4 patients had early complications and 8 had late complications5/52 (9.61%)
Ureteral pathology: 78.8%
Malignancy: 13.4%

Cowan et al. [19]201551Vascular anomalies: 18.5%Overall: 12.9%2/51 (3.92%)
Loin pain hematuria syndrome/chronic kidney pain: 31.5% Ureteral stricture: 20.4%Grade 3a or greater: 14.8%

Duprey et al. [20]201665Renal artery branch aneurysms12 (18%) major postoperative complications8/65 (12.3%)

Moghadamyeghaneh et al. [6]2017817Vascular pathology: 22.7%46.2%10.7%
Ureteral pathology: 17%
Malignancy: 14.9%