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Aortoiliac reconstruction and kidney transplantation: a multicenter study
P Pittaluga1, R Hassen-Khodja, E Cassuto-Viguier
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Saint Roch University Hospital, Nice, France.
Annals of Vascular Surgery
|December 5, 1998
Summary
Kidney transplantation outcomes are similar whether performed before or after aortoiliac reconstruction. This suggests prioritizing kidney transplants for patients needing prior aortoiliac repair, ensuring comparable graft survival and renal function.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery
- Transplantation Surgery
- Nephrology
Background:
- Aortoiliac lesions combined with renal transplantation present complex challenges for surgical strategy.
- The optimal timing for performing aortoiliac reconstruction and renal transplantation is not well-defined.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of procedural order on outcomes in patients undergoing both aortoiliac reconstruction and kidney transplantation.
- To compare graft survival, renal function, and morbidity between different surgical sequences.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective multicenter study involving 83 patients from 24 French kidney transplantation centers.
- Patients divided into Group I (aortoiliac reconstruction before kidney transplant) and Group II (aortoiliac reconstruction after kidney transplant).
- Data collected on patient demographics, lesion types, surgical procedures, and postoperative outcomes.
Main Results:
- One-month and one-year post-procedure creatinemia levels and graft survival rates were comparable between Group I and Group II.
- Overall postoperative morbidity rates were also similar (36.1%) in both groups.
- Renal transplant protection during aortoiliac clamping was infrequently used in Group II (7.3%).
Conclusions:
- Kidney transplantation outcomes are not significantly affected by the sequence of procedures when combined with aortoiliac reconstruction.
- Patients requiring both procedures may benefit from undergoing kidney transplantation first, given comparable outcomes.
- Aortoiliac reconstruction outcomes in kidney transplant recipients are similar to those in patients with native kidneys.
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