Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 32-34 , February 2003

Transplantation of horseshoe kidney from living-related donors: report of two cases

  • A Goyal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Arvind Goyal, #745/4A, Pa Kowal Rd, Opp Bank of Punjab, Ludhiana 141001, India.
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  • K Gaitonde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, India
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  • S.N Sagade

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, India
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  • B.V Shah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, India
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  • M.H Kamat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, India

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    Illustration showing horseshoe kidney with branch from right side of aorta supplying the isthmus. Left half of kidney was removed (marked with crosses).

    Illustration showing horseshoe kidney with branch from right side of aorta supplying the isthmus. Left half of kidney was removed (marked with crosses).

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    Aortogram showing branch from left renal artery supplying the isthmus.

    Aortogram showing branch from left renal artery supplying the isthmus.

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    Case II. Illustration showing horseshoe kidney, with branch from left renal artery supplying the isthmus. Right half of kidney (cross-marked area) was removed preserving blood supply to the isthmus.

    Case II. Illustration showing horseshoe kidney, with branch from left renal artery supplying the isthmus. Right half of kidney (cross-marked area) was removed preserving blood supply to the isthmus.

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    Intravenous urogram demonstrating medially rotated pelvis lying near the spine, characteristic of horseshoe kidney.

    Intravenous urogram demonstrating medially rotated pelvis lying near the spine, characteristic of horseshoe kidney.

PII: S0041-1345(02)03898-8

doi: 10.1016/S0041-1345(02)03898-8

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 32-34 , February 2003

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