Retroperitoneoscopic right-sided donor nephrectomy with pre- and postcaval renal arteries.
A 56-year-old male donor was evaluated for a kidney donation. Computed tomography angiography revealed 2 right renal arteries, 1 coursing in front and 1 behind the inferior vena cava. The renal scan showed a lower glomerular filtration rate on the right side. We present a technique of retroperitoneoscopic right-sided donor nephrectomy.
Modi
Pranjal R
PR
Department of Urology and Transplantation Surgery, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Gujarat, India. dr_pranjal@yahoo.com
Rizvi
S J
SJ
Gupta
Rahul
R
Patel
Suhag
S
Trivedi
Amit
A
D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods