Use of horseshoe kidney in renal transplantation: technical aspects.
The incidence and etiology of horseshoe kidneys and their structural abnormalities are discussed. Previously, patients with horseshoe kidneys have been considered undesirable donors for renal transplantation. Two cases of horseshoe kidney transplantation are presented, apparently, the first reported utilization of such a donor for transplantation, along with important aspects of surgical technique.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods