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Dual kidney transplantation using midline extraperitoneal approach: description of a technique
H H Haider1, H G Illanes, G Ciancio
1Lillian Jean Kaplan Renal Transplant Center, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Fl, USA. hanihaider@mac.com
Transplantation Proceedings
|May 26, 2007
Abstract:
Dual kidney transplantation is performed using organs from marginal donors that are considered unsuitable for single kidney transplantation. In this report, we describe a simple technique of transplanting these organs extraperitoneally through a lower midline incision.
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