Cadaver donor nephrectomy.
Optimal preservation of renal and ureteral structure and function is attempted by maintenance of renal circulation during heart-beating cadaver nephrectomy. Modifications of Ackermann's en bloc procedure for removal of cadaver kidneys are suggested to adapt this procedure to the heart-beating cadaver situation.
D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008353:Mannitol / Q000494:pharmacology; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009926:Organ Preservation; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D008353:Mannitol; D007545:Isoproterenol