Portal venous drainage for cadaveric renal transplantation.
The iliac vessels are the standard site for vascular connections for kidney transplantation. Unusual circumstances may render the iliac vessels unusable. We report a case in which a cadaveric renal allograft was successfully transplanted despite an absence of normal venous anatomy, using the inferior mesenteric vein for revascularization.
Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine.
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Loo
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery*