UP-113-c02 Transplant & specialist multiple
Treatment of transplant lymphocele and perigraft collections

Bowel injury or internal herniation

Operative entry and a peritoneal window can injure or later trap bowel.

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01 Variation coverage

Which versions of the operation this applies to

Laparoscopic or robotic fenestrationOpen drainage and revision

The parent hub contains 4 recorded variations.

The labels above prevent a complication from being implied for an approach where it is not relevant.

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02 Evidence

Sources

European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Renal Transplantation

Living-donor nephrectomy, recipient surgery and transplant complications.

Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source
03 Same procedure

Other Transplant lymphocele complication modules

intraoperative Graft, ureteric or iliac-vessel injury early Infection or abscess late Persistent drainage or recurrence multiple Chemical injury or systemic reaction immediate Missed urinary leak or misclassified collection late Graft dysfunction from persistent compression
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