title: Use of Kidneys with Small Renal Tumors for Transplantation.
abstract: Population of patients with end-stage renal disease increases every day. There is a vast difference in the number of patients on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, and the number of donors and the gap increases every year. The use of more marginal organs can increase the donor pool. These organs include the kidneys with small renal cell carcinomas (RCTC). There has been a number of reports in the literature about the use of these grafts for renal transplant after tumor excision and reconstruction. These grafts have been reported to be used with good renal function outcomes without an increased risk for malignancy recurrences. We present the collection of evidence for the use of kidneys with RCC for transplantation, technique used for surgical resection, and reconstruction as well as insights on the recommendations for the use of these grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Highland Professional Building 1801 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA. alejandro.lugo.b@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lugo-Baruqui
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. GGuerra@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Highland Professional Building 1801 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA. adrianaarocha@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arocha
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Highland Professional Building 1801 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA. GBurke@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Highland Professional Building 1801 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA. gciancio@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciancio
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors
keywords: Deceased donors; End-stage renal disease; Kidney transplant; Kidney tumor; Living donors; Renal cell carcinoma