The radiology of ex vivo renal perfusion and autotransplantation

Ex vivo perfusion, arteriography, and autotransplantation procedures for kidney salvage.

NOT UNCO MMONLY, the need arises for renal arterial surgical procedures but under conditions which would make the use of ordinary vascular reconstructive techniques difficult or impossible, as for example with distally located fibromuscular dysplasia or hilar aneurysm. This study was undertaken to descri be a method of renal au totransplantation by which a kidney can be removed, cooled, perfuse...

Ex vivo renal perfusion and autotransplantation in treatment of calculous disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Two more indications are described for temporary ex vivo perfusion of kidneys with revascularization of these organs as auto grafts to orthotopic or heterotopic locations. One of the patients had staghorn calculi which were removed from a solitary kidney. The other patient had both kidneys autografted in the course of a surgical procedure on an extensive abdominal aortic aneurysm. The term "ben...

Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Ex Vivo Partial Nephrectomy, and Autotransplantation for the Treatment of Complex Renal Masses

In the contemporary era of minimally invasive surgery, very few T1/T2 renal lesions are not amenable to nephron-sparing surgery. However, centrally located lesions continue to pose a clinical dilemma. We sought to describe our local experience with three cases of laparoscopic nephrectomy, ex vivo partial nephrectomy, and autotransplantation. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy was performed followed...

Arteriography during ex vivo renal perfusion. A complication.

Successful Ex-Vivo Repair of an Intrahilar Renal Artery Aneurysm with Autotransplantation

Renal artery aneurysm (RAA) is an unusual vascular disease. Few vascular surgeons have extensive experience with clinical management of RAA.Considerable confusion persists concerning its incidence, cause, and clinical importance. Due to lack of controlled clinical data, controversy also persists regarding the indication for treatment of asymptomatic RAA.We report the case of 46-year-old gentlem...