Renal artery aneurysms in kidney grafts

Gianpiero Gravante; Francesco Pisani; Maurizio D&apos;Angelo; Giuseppe Iaria; Giuseppe Orlando

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.025

Renal artery aneurysms in kidney grafts

Gianpiero Gravante, Francesco Pisani, Maurizio D'Angelo, Giuseppe Iaria, Giuseppe Orlando

Istituto Regina Elena

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Abstract

The shortage of organs has forced transplant surgeons to use grafts from marginal donors, even those presenting with important vascular alterations. In such cases, in-depth knowledge of the vascular anatomy and its variants, the correct identification and preservation of the arterial supply, and familiarity with microsurgical techniques for vascular reconstruction are mandatory. Renal artery aneurysms (RAAs) are an uncommon entity whose incidence is approximately .01%-.09% in the general population and .7%-.9% in subjects undergoing angiographic investigation. When present in renal grafts, they can be resected at the back-table and the graft can be successfully implanted.

Original language	English
Journal	American Journal of Surgery
Volume	196
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.025
Publication status	Published - Nov 2008

Keywords

Aneurysmectomy
Marginal grafts
Renal artery aneurysm
Renal transplantation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery

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