Cojocaru’s transplant fails

Hollywood fashion commentator Steven Cojocaru underwent surgery Monday for removal of a transplanted kidney that had become infected, a spokesman said.

Cojocaru, a correspondent for the syndicated Paramount Domestic Television shows “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider,” was recovering at an undisclosed hospital after the surgery. The kidney had become infected with a virus that can afflict transplant recipients and lead to eventual loss of a transplanted organ, according to Paramount spokesman Manfred Westphal.

Cojocaru was doing well Monday, Westphal said.

Cojocaru suffers from polycystic kidney disease, a hereditary disorder that causes the growth of cysts on the kidney. He received the transplant from a friend in January. Cojocaru’s own compromised kidneys were not removed during that operation and remain viable, Westphal said.