J Korean Soc Transplant.  2009 Sep;23(2):166-168. 10.4285/jkstn.2009.23.2.166.

Kidney Transplantation after ex vivo Repair of an Aneurysm of the Donor Renal Artery

• Hwang JK
• Kim JI
• Moon IS

• KMID: 2097085
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4285/jkstn.2009.23.2.166

Abstract

Kidney transplantation, particularly from a living donor, is the treatment of choice for most patients with end-stage renal disease. The superior results achieved with kidney transplantation from living donor. We report a case of transplantation using a kidney with renal arterial aneurysm from a 49-year-old living donor to her 51-year-old brother. A preoperative CT angiogram in a donor candidate showed the right kidney with 6 mm sized saccular aneurysm involves the proximal portion of anterior segmental artery. The kidney was removed by a hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy. After ex vivo aneurysmectomy, the graft was transplanted into the right iliac fossa. The total ischemic time was 62 minutes, and the urine flow was started immediately after declamping. If there are multiple donor candidates of same condition, donor with unilateral renal artery aneurysm should be chosen for transplant. The use of those grafts is safe for both recipients and donors.

Keyword

Renal artery aneurysm; Kidney transplantation; ex vivo repair

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Arteries
Humans
Kidney
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Kidney Transplantation
Living Donors
Middle Aged
Nephrectomy
Renal Artery
Siblings
Tissue Donors
Transplants

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  Fig. 1. A resected kidney with 6 mm sized saccular aneurysm.

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