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  • Title: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy in the presence of circumaortic or retroaortic left renal vein.
    Author: Lin CH, Steinberg AP, Ramani AP, Abreu SC, Desai MM, Kaouk J, Goldfarb DA, Gill IS.
    Journal: J Urol; 2004 Jan; 171(1):44-6. PubMed ID: 14665840.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy is now an accepted alternative to open surgery in donors with normal renal vasculature. However, the suitability of laparoscopy for donors with anomalous vasculature is less well known. We compared the donor and recipient outcome data of 16 patients with circumaortic or retroaortic left renal vein to 20 recent patients with normal left renal venous anatomy undergoing laparoscopic donor left nephrectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Of 170 patients undergoing laparoscopic donor nephrectomy at our institution from October 1997 to October 2002, 18 (10.6%) had either a circumaortic or retroaortic left renal vein (group 1). Demographic and perioperative parameters of these donors and their recipients were retrospectively compared to a contemporary cohort of 20 recent patients with a normal single left renal vein (group 2). RESULTS: All laparoscopic procedures were completed successfully without open conversion. Groups 1 and 2 were similar in regard to operative time (199 vs 226 minutes, p = 0.90), blood loss (125 vs 100 cc, p = 0.45), warm ischemia time (3.4 vs 3.9 minutes, p = 0.14) and hospital stay (2.9 vs 3.2 days, p = 0.45). Length of allograft renal artery and vein was similar between groups. Cold ischemia and revascularization times were also comparable between groups. Recipient serum creatinine was comparable at 5 days (1.7 vs 1.6 mg/dl), 3 months (1.5 vs 1.4 mg/dl) and 1 year (1.5 vs 1.5 mg/dl). CONCLUSIONS: Presence of a circumaortic or retroaortic renal vein is not a contraindication to laparoscopic live donor left nephrectomy. A left kidney with vasculature anatomically adequate for transplantation can be achieved with excellent donor and recipient outcomes.
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