Renal Transplantation From a Living Donor With a Horseshoe Kidney

T common anatomic variation of the kidney is the horseshoe kidney, with an incidence of 1 in 400 to 800. According to Eurotranspant data, more then one third of horseshoe kidneys from deceased donors were discarded. However, successful transplantation both en bloc and split kidneys had been described. The incidence suggests that there might be potential living donors with this anatomy. Here, we report on a case of successful renal transplantation from a live donor with a horseshoe kidney, with long-term follow-up of the donor and the recipient.