ALİREZA SHAMSAEEFAR, SAMAN NİKEGHBALİAN, KOUROSH KAZEMİ, MOHSENREZA MANSORİAN, NASRİN MOTAZEDİAN, SEYED ALİ MALEKHOSSEİNİ
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2019;17(2):263-265
The use of marginal kidneys or kidneys with pathologic problems (such as renal artery aneurysms in a living or deceased donor) is on the rise due to organ shortages and improvements in surgical techniques. When renal vascular abnormalities are detected during a transplant, it puts the surgeon in a difficult position to decide what to do with the organ. In this study, we report a case of a kidney from a deceased donor who had 2 renal artery saccular aneurysms, which we were able to use for transplant. The recipient was a 61-yearold male patient with diabetic nephropathy and significant comorbidities. Kidney transplant was performed successfully with a good outcome. Recent advancements in surgical techniques have allowed the use of kidneys with renal artery aneurysms for kidney transplant, thus helping to overcome shortages of transplantable organs.
