title: Ex-vivopartial nephrectomy after living donor nephrectomy: Surgical technique for expanding kidney donor pool.
abstract: Renal transplantation has profound improvements in mortality, morbidity, and overall quality of life compared to renal replacement therapy. This report aims to illustrate the use of ex-vivo partial nephrectomy in a patient with a renal angiomyolipoma prior to living donor transplantation. The surgical outcomes of the donor nephrectomy and recipient transplantation are reported with 2 years of follow-up. Both the donor and recipient are healthy and without any significant comorbidities. In conclusion, urologic techniques such as partial nephrectomy can be used to expand the living donor pool in carefully selected and well informed transplant recipients. Our experience demonstrated a safe and positive outcome for both the recipient and donor, and is consistent with other reported outcomes in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Yaw A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Nyame
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Paurush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Babbar
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aboumohamed
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Flechner
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Modlin
keywords: Angiomyolipoma; living donor; partial nephrectomy; renal transplant