Living-related transplantation of an ectopic pelvic kidney

Authors: Papanikolaou, Vasilios; Giakoustidis, Dimitrios; Antoniadis, Nikolaos; Ouzounidis, Nikolaos; Takoudas, Dimitrios; Antoniadis, Antonios

Source: International Journal of Urology, Volume 14, Number 4, April 2007 , pp. 357-359(3)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

Ectopic kidneys are usually contraindicated for transplantation as a result of anomalous vascular and drainage system. Graft shortage increases the need of expanding the donor pool and the use of ectopic pelvic kidneys might provide a small but useful source. Transplantation of an ectopic pelvic kidney is a technically demanding procedure and very few cases have been published. We present a case of a living-related kidney transplantation of an ectopic pelvic kidney. The donor was a healthy 65-year-old lady and preoperative work-up had showed a left ectopic pelvic kidney. The recipient was a 34-year-old male with a history of end-stage renal disease secondary to chronic glomerulonephritis. After the transplantation, there was an immediate function of the allograft and the donor's postoperative course was uneventful. The donor was discharged on the fifth postoperative day.

Keywords: donor pool; ectopic pelvic kidney; kidney transplantation; living-related transplantation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01675.x

Publication date: 2007-04-01