title: Pelvic kidney for living transplantation: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The difference between available kidneys and the number of patients on waiting list for kidney transplantation continues to grow. For this reason the trend is to use donors with expanded criteria, such as a pelvic kidney, as we describe below.
  
  
  METHODS
  Male patient 25 years-old with end-stage kidney disease, receives as a graft a pelvic kidney from his father, 49 years-old, known to have controlled systemic arterial hypertension and nephrolithiasis by history without new episodes in the last 10 years. Function and anatomy of the pelvic kidney were evaluated through magnetic angioressonance, computerized tomography and scintigraphy. After an initial rejection episode promptly treated, the patient has had an uneventful recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To increase the number of kidneys available for transplantation, it is reasonable to use a pelvic kidney, after a thorough investigation.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba, BR.
authors.forename: Tobias August
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Siemens
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba, BR.
authors.forename: Itamara Pereira
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Danucalov
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Cajuru, BR.
authors.forename: Alexandre Tortoza
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bignelli
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, BR.
authors.forename: Sílvia Regina
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hokazono
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, BR.
authors.forename: Luiz Sérgio
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Cajuru, BR.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Regional Paraná, Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, BR.
authors.forename: Ziliane Caetano Lopes
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Universitária Católica do Paraná, BR.
authors.forename: Miguel Carlos
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Riella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male