An Alternative for Short Renal Vein During Kidney Transplantation: Long-term Experience With Polyethylene Terephthalate (Dacron) Vascular Graft - 26/06/13
, Yusuf Temiz a, Yalcin Ilker a, Serhan Tuglular b, Levent Turkeri aAbstract |
Objective |
To describe the first long-term experience with the polyethylene perephthalate vascular graft to lengthen a short renal vein during kidney transplantation.
Materials and Methods |
The polyethylene terephthalate vascular graft was interposed between the short renal vein of the donor kidney and the recipient's external iliac vein using 6-0 Prolene suture on a 13-mm needle. The postoperative follow-up protocol of the patients included regular serum creatinine levels and Doppler ultrasound scans.
Results |
The median follow-up period was 74.5 months (range 51-128). Postoperative Doppler ultrasonography showed no complications in any of the patients. None of our patients experienced any kind of rejection. The median creatinine level at the last follow-up visit was 0.99 mg/dL (range 0.73-1.56).
Conclusion |
In our experience, the use of polyethylene terephthalate vascular grafts as a venous graft for the short renal vein in kidney transplantation provides an alternative option with long-term success.
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Vol 82 - N° 1
P. 245-247 - juillet 2013 Retour au numéro
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