A comparison of augmentation cystoplasty before and after renal transplantation with the control group

We compared two surgical methods of augmentation cystoplasty (AC), before and after renal transplantation, and the outcomes of both methods with transplant patients with normal bladder function. 1520 kidney transplantations were performed at Shahid Labbafinejad Center between March 1988 and February 2002 of which 36 cases was accompanied with AC. In 20 patients (group A) AC was performed before transplantation. This group consisted of 14 males and 6 females with a mean age of 26.1 (13-39) at the time of transplantation. Sixteen patients consisting of 11 males and 5 females (mean age 27.3, 12-44) underwent AC after transplantation. Eventually 40 transplant patients with normal bladder function were assigned in the control group including 18 males and 22 females with a mean age of 31.2 (11-55) (group C). Normal graft function was achieved in 16, 13, and 33 patients of groups A, B, and C respectively over the mean follow-up of 70, 59, and 76 months (p