Association between donor kidney cysts and donor and recipient outcomes after living donor kidney transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Incidental kidneys cysts are typically considered benign, but the presence of cysts is more frequent in individuals with other early markers of kidney disease. We studied the association of donor kidney cysts with donor and recipient outcomes after living donor kidney transplantation.

Methods

We retrospective identified 860 living donor transplants at our center (1/1/2011-7/31/2022) without missing data. Donor cysts were identified by review of pre-donation CT scan reports. We used linear regression to study the association between donor cysts and 6-month single-kidney estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) increase, and time-to-event analyses to study the association between donor cysts and recipient death-censored graft failure.

Results

Among donor

SUBMITTER: Emmons BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11930354 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature