title: Must we still be worried about multiple arteries in kidney transplantation?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Multiple renal arteries in kidney grafts have been associated with an increased rate of vascular and urologic complications. Our objective is to compare the outcome of transplanted patients who receive a single pedicle kidney with those who receive a multiple arterial graft.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To find our the differences in the outcome and complications in patients undergoing kidney transplantation with one single artery or with multiple arteries.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed 147 kidney transplantations, (all performed in our hospital over a 3 year period). population divided into two groups: group A for those who presented with only one renal artery, or group B for those with more than one renal artery. Homogeneous vascular reconstructions and implantation rules were applied in all patients. We compared the rates of renal failure between the two groups, urinary and vascular complications, patient and graft survivals and the levels of creatinine clearance during the first year of post-transplantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant differences were found between the two groups regarding to the values analyzed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As many other authors, we do believe that the presence of multiple renal arteries in kidney grafts should not be considered as a predictive factor of transplantation failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Murcia, University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristóbal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno-Alarcón
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Server-Pastor
authors.forename: Pedro Ángel
authors.initials: PÁ
authors.lastname: López-González
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: López-Cubillana
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Morcillo
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Doñate-Iñíguez
authors.forename: Edgar Humberto
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Olarte-Barragán
authors.forename: Guillermo Antonio
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gómez-Gómez
keywords: Arteries; Kidney Transplantation; Outcome Assessments