title: Eversion endarterectomy of the cadaver donor renal artery: a method to increase the use of elderly donor kidney allografts.
abstract: Eversion endarterectomy was used to treat severe arteriosclerosis of the renal artery in 34 cadaver kidneys from elderly donors that have been considered unsuitable by other transplant centers. All kidneys were transplanted after biopsy confirmed normal histology. Graft survival and mean serum creatinine level at 4 years were 76.4% and 2.3 mg./dl., respectively. Use of these kidneys increased the number of cadaver kidney transplants at our center by 18%.
authors.affiliation: Transplantation Service, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Nghiem
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D002102:Cadaver; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery*