RENAL AUTOTRANSPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH LOIN PAIN-HEMATURIA SYNDROME

OBJECTIVE: To determine if renal autotransplantation is an effective t reatment for the loin pain-hematuria syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective c hart review. SETTING: Tertiary care referral centre in Manitoba. PATIE NTS: Four patients referred for diagnosis and management of loin pain- hematuria syndrome. Followup for each of the four was 2, 24, 29 and 48 months. INTERVENTION: Renal autotransplantation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE S: Relief of pain with preservation of renal function and blood pressu re. RESULTS: All four patients experienced relief of the pain of loin pain-hematuria syndrome. Renal function was preserved and blood pressu re maintained. Narcotic analgesia was discontinued in all cases. CONCL USION: Renal autotransplantation appears to be an effective treatment for patients with loin pain-hematuria syndrome.