Kidney transplantation. Rational approach to vascular anastomoses.
A simple technique for performing the vascular anastomoses in renal transplantation is presented. It utilizes ipsilateral side-to-end vascular anastomoses using the external iliac arteries and punch anastomoses. Using this method, transplantation of kidneys is simplified despite short, multiple, or unequal caliber of renal arteries or calcified recipient iliac arteries.
D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008722:Methods; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery*