Pre and intraoperative factors not significant in the univariate analysis were polycystic kidney disease, diabetes, hernia in the medical history, gender, C-reactive protein (CRP) at transplantation, albumin at transplantation, haemoglobin at transplantation, night-time kidney transplantation, intracutaneous suture, Charlson comorbidity index score and predicted hernia probability from the Penn Hernia Risk Calculator. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and polycystic kidney disease.