En bloc transplantation of a horseshoe kidney from a high risk multi-organ donor: case report and review of the literature.
We report on the successful en bloc transplantation of a horseshoe kidney from an elderly, hypertensive multiple organ donor. To our knowledge the use of a horseshoe kidney from a multiple organ donor has not been reported previously.
Lowell
J A
JA
Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-2360.
Taylor
R J
RJ
Cattral
M
M
Bynon
J S
JS
Brennan
D C
DC
Stratta
R J
RJ
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors