UP-113-c04 Transplant & specialist late
Treatment of transplant lymphocele and perigraft collections

Persistent drainage or recurrence

A narrow window or continuing lymphatic source can recreate the collection.

This module records catalogue coverage only. Do not use it to make diagnosis or treatment decisions.

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01 Variation coverage

Which versions of the operation this applies to

All variants

The parent hub contains 4 recorded variations.

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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 multiple Bowel injury or internal herniation early Infection or abscess multiple Chemical injury or systemic reaction immediate Missed urinary leak or misclassified collection late Graft dysfunction from persistent compression
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