Digital subtraction angiography in potential live-kidney donors: a study of 1000 cases.
Intravenous digital subtraction angiography (IV-DSA) combined with excretory urography (IVU) were utilized to study the renal anatomy of 1000 potential live-kidney donors. In the entire series, 712 donors (71.2%) had bilateral single renal arteries, whereas 255 (25.5%) had unilateral multiple, 26 (2.6%) had bilateral multiple, and 7 (0.7%) had unilateral hypoplastic or absent renal arteries determined by IV-DSA. Major renal abnormalities that might be potentially significant for safe renal donation were detected in 76 donors (7.6%) by combined IV-DSA and IVU studies. In 10% of the potential donors, intraarterial digital subtraction angiography (IA-DSA) was required because of the equivocal results of IV-DSA. Of the 1000 potential donors, 700 underwent nephrectomy and the number of renal arteries at nephrectomy was compared with both IV-DSA and IA-DSA reports. Analysis of data revealed a sensitivity of 96% vs 95%, a specificity of 57% vs 75% and an overall accuracy 93% vs 90% for IV-DSA and IA-DSA, respectively, both IV-DSA and IA-DSA were accurate enough in identification of single renal arteries. However, the accuracy of IA-DSA was better than that of IV-DSA in visualization of double (84% vs 64%) and triple (66% vs 33%) renal arteries. It is concluded that IV-DSA combined with IVU is an effective technique for the evaluation of potential kidney donors. In cases where IV-DSA is equivocal, we recommend confirming IA-DSA.
Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt.
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Shokeir
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el-Diasty
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Nabeeh
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Shaaban
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el-Kenawy
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Wafa
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Ghoneim
D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014567:Urography