Vesicoureteral reflux treatment following kidney transplantation potentially prevents graft function deterioration and allows long-term graft survival.
Takayuki HiroseKiyohiko HottaHiroshi HaradaTatsu TanabeHajime SasakiNobuo ShinoharaPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2022)
Post-kidney transplantation vesicoureteral reflux has a negative impact on long-term graft survival, and that treatment prevents graft deterioration. From the perspective of maintaining long-term graft function in kidney recipients, vesicoureteral reflux may be one of the most important complications to be addressed.