Donor kidney lithiasis and back-table endoscopy: a successful combination

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Figure 1. (A) CT-scan showing the nephrolithiasis in the renal allograft. (B) Endoscopic image of the stone before and after opening the mucosa. (C) Set-up of the renal allograft on ice.

Table 1. Literature overview for back-table endoscopic treatment of nephrolithiasis in renal allografts.

No.	Author	Title	Year	Journal	n	SFR	Scope
1	Trivedi et al.	Management of calculi in a donor kidney	2007	Transplant Proceedings	2	100%	5Fr semirigid
2	Schade et al.	Ex-vivo ureteroscopy at the time of live donor nephrectomy	2011	Journal of Endourology	23	89%	6.9 Fr semirigid of 9.5 Fr flexible
3	Vasdev et al.	Endourological management of urolithiasis in donor kidneys prior to renal transplant	2011	ISRN Urology	3	100%	7.5 Fr flexible
4	Olsburgh et al.	Incidental renal stones in potential live kidney donors: prevalence, assessment and donation, including role of ex-vivo ureterorscopy	2012	BJU International	17	91%	7.5 Fr flexible
5	Ganpule et al.	Management of urolithiasis in live-related kidney donors.	2013	Journal of Endourology	3	100%	6Fr cystoscope or 12 Fr nephroscope
6	Pushkar et al.	Endourological management of live donors with urolithiasis at the time of donor nephrectomy: a single center experience	2015	International Journal Urology	14	100%	6-7.5 Fr semirigid or 5.3 Fr flexible
7	Machen et al.	Ex-vivo ureterpscopy of deceased donor kidneys	2017	Canadian Urology Association Journal	4	100%	Flexible
8	Lin et al.	Application of ureterorenoscope and flexible ureterorenoscope lithotripsy in removing calculus from extracorporeal living donor renal graft: a single-center experience	2017	Renal Failure	10	100%	6.5 Fr flexible