Taqi T Khan1, Nadeem Ahmad2, Kashif Siddique3, Konstantinos Fourtounas4. 1. Institution Division of Transplant Surgery, Prince Sultan Kidney Center, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. taqikahn@yahoo.com. 2. Institution Division of Transplant Surgery, Prince Sultan Kidney Center, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. 3. Department of Medical Biostatistics, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. 4. Institution Division of Nephrology, Prince Sultan Kidney Center, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The left kidney (LK) is preferred by transplant surgeons, because its vein is always of good length and has a thick wall that enables safe suturing. On the other hand, the right renal vein is generally shorter and thinner walled, and well known for its technical difficulty during venous anastomosis, and can result in graft loss. We examined our living (LD) and deceased donor (DD) recipient data and compared the incidence of technical graft loss and early graft function in right and left kidneys. METHODS: A cohort of 58 adult and pediatric recipients received an LD or DD kidney between January 2015 and December 2016. The donor and recipient data were retrieved and retrospectively analyzed. Technical graft loss was defined as graft thrombosis within the 7 days after transplant. RESULTS: Right kidneys (RKs) were not a risk factor for technical graft loss, and no graft was lost for technical reasons in either LD or DD transplants. Early graft function in LK and RKs was also comparable in the LD cohort, and there were no LKs in the DD cohort. CONCLUSION: Based on our data, the use of RKs was not a risk factor for technical graft loss and early graft function was comparable to LKs.
BACKGROUND: The left kidney (LK) is preferred by transplant surgeons, because its vein is always of good length and has a thick wall that enables safe suturing. On the other hand, the right renal vein is generally shorter and thinner walled, and well known for its technical difficulty during venous anastomosis, and can result in graft loss. We examined our living (LD) and deceased donor (DD) recipient data and compared the incidence of technical graft loss and early graft function in right and left kidneys. METHODS: A cohort of 58 adult and pediatric recipients received an LD or DD kidney between January 2015 and December 2016. The donor and recipient data were retrieved and retrospectively analyzed. Technical graft loss was defined as graft thrombosis within the 7 days after transplant. RESULTS: Right kidneys (RKs) were not a risk factor for technical graft loss, and no graft was lost for technical reasons in either LD or DD transplants. Early graft function in LK and RKs was also comparable in the LD cohort, and there were no LKs in the DD cohort. CONCLUSION: Based on our data, the use of RKs was not a risk factor for technical graft loss and early graft function was comparable to LKs.
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