Partial siamese twin as potential organ donor.
During evaluation of a partial Siamese twin for removal of nonviable parasitic part in an 8-year-old male child, a fully functional kidney was found. The functional status of the extra kidney was found to be within acceptable limits for the purpose of transplant, which was subsequently done in a 24-year-old patient with end-stage renal disease. The recipient is healthy 19 months after the surgery. The possibility of using organs from a partial Siamese twin makes this a unique case report.
Kapoor
Rakesh
R
Department of Urology, Center of Renal Sciences, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226 014, India.
Maheshwari
Ruchir
R
Srivastava
Aneesh
A
Sharma
Raj K
RK