[Angioscopy associated with renal transplantation].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the usefulness of backtable angioscopy of renal allograft previously to kidney transplantation (KT).


METHODS
Twenty five allografts from high risk vascular donors have been angioscopically evaluated. Donors were older than 50 years, with severe aortic atheromatosis, polytraumatized, with cardiac arrest or with vascular lesions or anatomic anomalies of the renal vessels.


RESULTS
Forty four per cent (11/25) of the grafts showed vascular pathology on angioscopy: subintimal hematoma (2), intimal tear (2), atheroma plaques (2), venous thrombosis (1) and bench microsurgical vascular reconstruction (4).


CONCLUSIONS
Renal allograft angioscopy is useful in selected cases. It allows to evaluate vascular state of the graft and the quality of microsurgical vascular reconstructions.
Burgos Revilla
F J
FJ
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
Gómez Dosantos
V
V
Pascual Santos
J
J
Carrera Puerta
C
C
Escudero Barrilero
A
A
D017546:Angioscopy; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012077:Renal Artery
Angioscopia asociada al transplante renal.