Use of vascular prosthesis in the anastomosis of allograft renal artery.
A case is reported in which a cadaveric renal allograft was placed successfully in a patient with a bilateral aortofemoral prosthesis for extensive vascular disease. Convalescence was uneventful and the subsequent clinical course seems to justify fully this operative approach.
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates