Kidney Transplantation from Living Donors with Bilateral Double Renal Arteries

Authors

  • Supot Wudhikarn Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, Thailand.
  • Surithorn Soontornpan Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, Thailand.
  • Bannakij Lojanapiwat Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, Thailand.
  • Dusit Lumlertkul Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, Thailand.

Abstract

From May 1988 to February 1995, 53 kidney transplantations were performed at Chiangmai University Hospital. Three cases out of 53 kidney donors had double renal arteries and were transplanted successfully with excellent renal function in all cases. There was no increased incidence of acute tubular necrosis in recipient of kidney from living dornor with double renal arteries. Since transplants from living related donor have superior long-term outcome than transplants from cadaveric donor, related person with bilateral double renal arteries should not be excluded from consideration as donor.

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1998-12-30

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Wudhikarn S, Soontornpan S, Lojanapiwat B, Lumlertkul D. Kidney Transplantation from Living Donors with Bilateral Double Renal Arteries. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 1998 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];19(4):133-4. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/250041

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