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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 105597
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.105597
Table 1 Case reports and case series describing episodes of spontaneous kidney graft rupture published between 1973 and 2024
Ref.SGR/KT (n)
P.O. day (range)
Follow up (months)
Graftectomy
Repair
Repair technique
Graft salvage
Death
Lord et al[1], 19731/28014< 110--1
Ghose et al[20], 19736/71--33Porcine skin gelatin + sutures30
Fjeldborg et al[21], 19747/200--43-12
Libertino et al[22], 19741/-13210--0
Anderson et al[23], 19761/-5901Autogenous musculofascial tissue + sutures10
Van Cangh et al[24], 19779/325--63Autogenous fat bolster + sutures00
Brekke et al[12], 197816/448--106Direct sutures10
Goldman et al[25], 19781/-8110--0
Susan et al[26], 19784/4745-161504Oxidized cellulose + sutures20
Prompt et al[27], 19798/3272-11< 162-00
Dryburgh et al[6], 19799/931-182272-12
van der Vliet et al[28], 19801/211--10--0
Goldman et al[29], 19827/3503-75834-40
Thukral et al[13], 19823/1006-86003Direct sutures or direct sutures + oxcel mesh30
Ajao et al[2], 19841/-1475110--1
Yadav et al[30], 198511/1527-143038Porcine skin gelatin + sutures83
Serrallach et al[31], 19855/664-101505Compression + lyophilized human dura50
Schwartz et al[32], 19865/805-17-41-01
Chopin et al[33], 19894/855-321204Synthetic glue + polyglactin 910 mesh30
Richardson et al[34], 199015/7913-147296Topical hemostatic agent + sutures41
Odocha et al[35], 19911/-5-10--0
Robertson et al[36], 19926/3844-384306Oxidized cellulose + sutures60
Rosario et al[37], 19933/5712-4-03Polyglycolic acid mesh 30
Yadav et al[38], 199415/237-120411Gelatin matrix + sutures11-
Said et al[39], 19943/754-111021Oxidized cellulose + sutures10
Heimbach et al[18], 19958/2388-179417Fibrin sealant + collagen foam + polyglactin 910 mesh70
Guleria et al[17], 19951/-5-01-10
Azar et al[3], 199612/3314-21-120--1
Zadrozny et al [40], 19978/112--26Fibrin sealant + polyester mesh or cyanoacrylate + polyester mesh or gelatin matrix + sutures30
Pontones Moreno et al[41], 199821/868--416Lyophilized human dura or autogenous fascia lata or lyophilized human dura + autogenous fascia lata or polyglycolic acid mesh160
Szenohradszky et al[42], 199953/628--3716-16-
Chan et al[43], 19991/-5101Collagen sheets coated with hemostats10
Philipneri et al[44], 20001/-7< 101-10
Ramos et al[45], 200011/9342-13-101Fibrin sealant + collagen foam10
Millwala et al[46], 20004/145-622Porcine skin gelatine + polyglycolic acid mesh or collagen foam + fibrin sealant + lyophilized human dura21
Ahmed et al[8], 20011/-1099300--0
Hochleitner et al[4], 200114/18113-2311159Direct sutures or fibrin sealant + infrared and/or laser coagulation or absorbable mesh 90
Zakir et al[10], 20031/-644< 110--0
Guleria et al[47], 20033/1725-7-03Autogenous muscle patch (transversus abdominis/internal oblique muscle)30
He et al[48], 200338/1000-60231Sutures + external oblique aponeurosis pledgets290
Sanchez de la Nieta et al[9], 200410/6571-10-55Direct sutures or Polyglycolic acid mesh30
Busi et al[49], 20044/7784-13< 131-10
Shahrokh et al[7], 20056/16824-136033Autogenous fat bolster + sutures or oxidized cellulose + sutures20
Basaran et al[50], 20095/13796-32-50---
Askandarani et al[51], 20111/-1950-10---
McCausland et al[52], 20111/-11701Human thrombin and animal gelatin + fibrin sealant10
Han et al[15], 201226/1851-78026Autogenous fat bolster + resorbable bundle or autogenous muscle patch + resorbable bundle or sutures + autologous cubic muscle pledgets or sutures + external oblique aponeurosis pledgets260
Lai et al[53], 20141/-92401Oxidized cellulose + sutures + hem-o-lok10
Sin et al[54], 20141/-20-10--0
Almarastani et al[55], 20141/-4101Human fibrinogen and thrombin + bovine albumin-glutaraldehyde10
Favi et al[5], 20151/-49601Human thrombin and animal gelatin + polyglactin 910 mesh10
Ray et al[56], 20171/-6< 101Human fibrinogen and thrombin + sutures + hem-o-lok10
Ko et al[57], 20191/-62001Human thrombin and animal gelatin + oxidized cellulose10
Fazeli et al[58], 20211/-5< 101Sutures + fat bolster10
Montali et al[59], 20221/-14210--0
Godara et al[60], 20221/-7--1Sutures + oxidized cellulose10
Konopa et al[61], 20241/-43010--0