Outpatient angiographic evaluation of living renal donors.
A total of 71 potential living kidney donors was evaluated on an outpatient basis with either a modification of standard catheter angiography (30 patients) or intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (41 patients). Both procedures provided accurate assessment of the main renal vasculature as proved at the time of donor nephrectomy. Neither technique was associated with any significant morbidity. We conclude that complete angiographic evaluation of potential kidney donors can be performed accurately and safely on an outpatient basis.
Spencer
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Section of Renal Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44106.
Streem
S B
SB
Geisinger
M A
MA
Novick
A C
AC
Steinmuller
D R
DR
Zelch
M G
MG
Risius
B
B
D000792:Angiography; D001027:Aortography; D003973:Diatrizoate; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014019:Tissue Donors
D004338:Drug Combinations; D003973:Diatrizoate; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; C027278:urovision