title: De Mello's Single Incision for Combined Liver-kidney Transplantation, Keeping the Kidney Retroperitoneal: A Case Report.
abstract: The combined liver-kidney transplantation (cLKT) is the procedure of choice for patients with end-stage liver and kidney disease. In cLKT we can usually accommodate the grafts in two different ways, varying the kidney placement. The retroperitoneal kidney implant has some advantages, such as the easy access or avoiding vascular complications. We propose a new single incision, not yet reported, maintaining an extraperitoneal kidney, with excellent surgical field for cLKT and possible reduction of the impact of wound complications.
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: fptmello@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mello
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Girão
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: C C B
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiuza
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Silvestre Adventist Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome