A technique for kidney retransplantation after simultaneous kidney pancreas transplantation

K L Mekeel; A A Moss; D C Mulligan; K S Reddy

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.026

A technique for kidney retransplantation after simultaneous kidney pancreas transplantation

Transplant Proc. 2011 Jun;43(5):1627-8. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.026.

Authors

K L Mekeel¹, A A Moss, D C Mulligan, K S Reddy

Affiliation

¹ Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, California 92103-8401, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21693246
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.026

Abstract

Isolated failure of the renal graft after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SPK) is a rare but potential outcome. Many of these patients are candidates for kidney retransplantation. This paper describes a series of 3 patients who underwent successful kidney retransplantation after SPK. The operation was completed through an extraperitoneal incision without disruption of the pancreas graft or need for a transplant nephrectomy.

MeSH terms

Glomerular Filtration Rate
Humans
Kidney / physiopathology*
Kidney / ultrastructure
Kidney Transplantation*
Pancreas / physiopathology*
Pancreas / ultrastructure
Pancreas Transplantation*