Early ureteral stent removal reduces urinary tract infection risk without increasing complications in living donor kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ureteral stenting is commonly performed after ureteral neoimplantation during kidney transplantation to reduce major urological complications (MUCs). However, the optimal duration of ureteral stent removal remains unclear, as longer stenting is associated with increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). This study compared UTI and MUC incidence between early (≤3 weeks) and late (>3 weeks) stent removal following living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT).

Methods

We systematically searched the PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Direct, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases through January 2024 for randomized and observational studies comparing early (≤3 weeks) and late (>3 weeks) ureteral stent removal in LDKT recipients. The following Medical Subject Headings were used for th

SUBMITTER: Kusuma MHH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12783010 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature