title: Transplantation of a horseshoe kidney found during harvest operation of a cadaveric donor: a case report.
abstract: A 34-yr-old female was diagnosed as being brain dead. Preoperative ultrasound revealed no abnormal focal lesions. However, the horseshoe kidney was identified during organ harvest. En bloc nephrectomy was performed. The kidney was divided at the midline of isthmus. The divided right kidney was discarded due to numerous arteries and veins. The divided left kidney was transplanted. After declamping, the kidney was well perfused and started clearing. Resistive index was 0.72. Glomerular filtration ratio was 84.69 mL/min on postoperative day 14. The horseshoe kidney can be successfully transplanted and could be a good solution for the shortage of organ donors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sangchul
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6321-4319
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Doo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5065-9677
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Whan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5924-6908
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Doo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Hyo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4144-4196
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunjin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1904-1684
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2417-9899
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Horseshoe Kidney; Kidney Transplantation