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. 2025 Jul;19(7):E273-E275.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.9090.

Case - Recurrent ureteral inguinal herniation A rare presentation of post-kidney transplant anuria and acute kidney injury

Wyatt MacNevin  1 , Liam Power  1 , Laura Harkness  2 , Juan Santiago Rubio  1 , Nicholas R Paterson  1 , Thomas B McGregor  1
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Case - Recurrent ureteral inguinal herniation A rare presentation of post-kidney transplant anuria and acute kidney injury

Wyatt MacNevin et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2025 Jul.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Initial ureteral inguinal herniation with (A) moderate-severe hydronephrosis of transplanted kidney; and (B, C) ureteral herniation through inguinal canal. After mesh repair of inguinal hernia, (D) resolution of hydronephrosis; and (E, F) repositioning of ureter.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Recurrence of ureteral inguinal herniation, showing (A) severe hydronephrosis; and (B, C) the herniation of the ureter into the inguinal canal.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Nephrostogram and placement of nephrostomy tube into transplanted kidney with massively dilated collecting system.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Intraoperative exploration showing severely dilated renal pelvis and ureter, with ureteric herniation into the inguinal canal.
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