Advances in the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Surgical Complications After Kidney Transplantation
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Urology & Nephrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 114
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
Interests: transplant surgery; kidney transplantation; machine perfusion; pancreas transplantation; healthcare sustainability; medical ethics
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2. HPB Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Interests: transplant surgery; kidney transplantation; metabolic associated steatotic liver disease; healthcare sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
End-stage kidney disease presents an increasing global prevalence and incidence. While there are various options in kidney replacement therapy, kidney transplantation (KT), first performed in 1954, has radically changed the treatment of end-stage renal disease by significantly improving patient survival and quality of life. Despite the rapid progress in the field over the last decades, in terms of technical operative aspects, technology, enhanced recovery protocols, and medical management, post-operative surgical complications remain a common challenge.
The most common complications include vascular—with arterial and venous thrombosis threatening early post-operative graft survival and arterial stenosis reducing long-term graft survival; ureteric—with leakage causing early post-transplant morbidity and collections and strictures leading to allograft dysfunction and further complex procedures; surgical site incidents, including superficial and deep wound infections, dehiscence. and hernias, all having an impact on patient quality of life as well as graft survival; bleeding that necessitates transfusions, increasing the chance of sensitisation or further procedures; and more. All the above-listed complications have been recently associated with both short- and long-term adverse graft and patient outcomes, according to Minkovich and colleagues in a recently published large, retrospective cohort study.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the latest developments in the frequency, pathophysiology, aetiology, and diagnosis of a variety of surgical post-operative complications as well as the most recent advancements in their management with an emphasis on novel surgical technology and preventive measures. We invite submissions that present cutting-edge research, innovative techniques, and comprehensive reviews on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of immediate and long-term surgical post-operative complications related to kidney transplantation, as well as their impact on graft and patient parameters, including quality of life.
By bringing together experts in the field, this special issue aims to foster a deeper understanding of surgical complications in kidney transplantation with a modern insight and to promote the development of safer, more effective surgical practises.
Prof. Dr. Vassilios Papalois
Guest Editor
Dr. Nikolaos-Andreas Anastasopoulos
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- kidney transplantation
- bleeding
- surgical site infection
- post operative pain
- incisional hernia
- vascular complications
- ureteric complications
- prevention
- surgical technology
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