Successful allotransplantation of a kidney removed because of ureteral damage in an unrelated living donor.
The use of a kidney removed because of ureteral damage in an unrelated donor has produced a well functioning renal allograft in the transplant recipient. The kidney demonstrated calicectasis and hydronephrosis on an excretory urogram before removal of the ureteral cutaneous fistula. An excretory urogram performed 8 months after the renal allotransplantation of this kidney shows prompt function of a delicate collecting system without any residual calicectasis. This case emphasizes the need for us to explore the possible use of free kidneys removed from living unrelated donors for non-neoplastic diseases of the ureter.
D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*