TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dongmo, Gilles
AU  - Yadav, Pallavi
AU  - Lee, Nathaniel
AU  - Yadav, Kunal
AU  - Rosenberg, Ashley
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/09/21
TI  - Ectopic Pelvic Kidney with Anomalous Vascular Supply during Deceased Organ Procurement – Case Report
JO  - OBM Transplantation
SP  - 020
VL  - 02
IS  - 03
AB  - Even though renal ectopia is common, there have been very few reports of these kidneys being used for transplantation. The concerns with using such kidneys are subnormal function, ureteral anomalies and complications and anomalous arterial supply which makes arterial reconstruction challenging. Majority of reports are for use in living donor transplantation where good preoperative imaging is available. There is very scant literature reporting use of ectopic pelvic kidneys from deceased donors. We report a case of an ectopic pelvic kidney found during procurement, which could unfortunately not be used for transplantation due to vascular anomalies. It is important for procuring surgeons to anticipate these anomalies and know how to modify the procurement procedure in order to procure these kidneys. Ectopic kidneys can occasionally be used for transplantation if the vasculature can be reconstructed adequately. They can thus serve as an additional source of organs for transplantation. If known before the procurement, every attempt should be made to get a formal CT angiogram to assess the vascular and pelvi-ureteral anatomy of the ectopic kidney.
SN  - 2577-5820
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.transplant.1803020
DO  - 10.21926/obm.transplant.1803020
ID  - Dongmo2018
ER  -