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The Use of the Inferior Epigastric Artery for Accessory Lower Polar Artery Revascularization in Live Donor Renal Transplantation

Overview
Journal Int Urol Nephrol
Publisher Springer
Specialty Nephrology
Date 2007 Aug 28
PMID 17721826
Citations 8
Authors
M El-Sherbiny
A Abou-Elela
A Morsy
M Salah
A Foda
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Abstract

Purpose: This study describes the surgical technique and outcomes of live donor renal allografts with multiple arteries in which the lower polar artery was anastomosed to the inferior epigastric artery after declamping.

Materials And Methods: Between 1988 and 2004, 477 consecutive live donor renal transplants were performed, including 429 with single and 48 with multiple arteries. Anastomosis of the lower polar artery to the inferior epigastric artery was used for 15 grafts with multiple arteries.

Results: Successful revascularization of all areas of the transplanted graft was confirmed by Doppler ultrasonography in most patients and radionuclide renal scanning +/- MRA in some patients.

Conclusions: In live donor renal transplantation with multiple arteries, the anastomosis of the lower polar artery to the inferior epigastric artery after declamping avoids prolongation of the ischemia time that occurs with other surgical and microsurgical techniques of intracorporeal and ex vivo surgeries.

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