title: Partial siamese twin as potential organ donor.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Center of Renal Sciences, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226 014, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Ruchir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Aneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Raj K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma