[Second transplant into the same iliac fossae: The importance of first transplant location].
OBJECTIVE
To report our personal experience in the reusability of the iliac fossa for renal transplantation (RT) when there are not more favorable options.


METHODS
Of a total of 645 kidney transplantations, which include 52 living-donor transplantations, and three combined kidney-pancreas ones, we have selected seven, in six patients, in whom the same iliac fossa of a previous RT was reused.


RESULTS
The cases reported were preceded by renal grafts placed on lumbariliac position, as Gil Vernet described at 1964, varying the classic situation. Transplantectomies were always performed using the extra capsular technique. We do think that those two circumstances have facilitated the second location of the graft.
Sampol
J J Ballesteros
JJ
Servicio de Urologia y U.Q.T.R. de los Hospitales del I.M.A.S., Barcelona, España. jballesteros@imas.imim.es
Fernández
A Guzmán
AG
Angel
R Cortadellas
RC
Comalat
A Francés
AF
Toro
O Arango
OA
D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data