title: A case of successful kidney transplantation after an extremely long-term maintenance haemodialysis of 38 years.
abstract: We describe herein a case of kidney transplantation after extremely long-term haemodialysis. A 66-year-old male received a kidney transplant from a deceased donor after maintenance haemodialysis for 38 years and 2 months. In spite of long-term haemodialysis, he showed minimal calcification of the iliac vessels, and transplantation was carried out successfully. Other than some difficulties in vesical rehabilitation, his postoperative course was favourable and he was finally discharged from the hospital on the 84th postoperative day. On a review of the literature, this case might represent the longest period of haemodialysis ever prior to kidney transplantation in the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organ Interaction Research Medicine.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation and Regenerative Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science , Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation and Regenerative Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science , Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nobori
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation and Regenerative Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science , Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushigome
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
keywords: haemodialysis; kidney transplantation; long term; vesical atrophy