title: Surgical Stapler for Right Renal Vein Elongation Using the Inferior Vena Cava in Kidney Transplant.
abstract: Elongation of the right renal vein with the inferior vena cava (caval patch) using a vascular stapler offers a safe means of extending the deceased-donor right renal vein, while minimizing the ischemic time of the kidney during preparatory dissection. The aortic patch of the right renal artery also can be preserved, which minimize the danger of arterial stenosis, kinking, and dissection.
authors.affiliation: From the Imperial College Healthcare Trust, Renal and Transplant unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Pierpaolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Cocco
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kandilis
authors.forename: Poyyamozhi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajagopal
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hassen
authors.forename: Nadey
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hakim
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*