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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2017

Ex Vivo Removal of Stones in Donor Kidneys by Flexible Ureteroscopy Prior to Renal Transplantation: A Case Report.

Na Wang, Honglan Zhou, Bo Shi, Jinguo Wang

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Na WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Jinlin University, Changchun, Jilin, China (mainland).
Honglan ZhouDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jinlin University, Changchun, Jilin, China (mainland).
Bo ShiDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Jinlin University, Changchun, Jilin, China (mainland).
Jinguo WangDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jinlin University, Changchun, Jilin, China (mainland).
First Hospital of Jilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Because of the shortage of grafts, many attempts have been made to treat calculi in donor kidneys and have achieved successful management. This case report is the first to present removal of stones from bilateral kidneys from a single donor through flexible ureteroscopy before transplantation. CASE REPORT The present case report shows the clinical management of bilateral donor kidneys with calculi, which were taken from a 33-year-old man through donation after cardiac death (DCD). Computed tomography showed 2 stones in the right donor kidney and 1 in the left donor kidney. Two stones were removed ex vivo using a flexible ureteroscope before transplantation, and the third one turned out to be a renal papillae calcification, which was left in place without surgical treatment. The bilateral donor kidneys were transplanted to 2 recipients. CONCLUSIONS There is a possibility of increasing the kidney pool by using donor kidneys containing calculi, which should be removed before transplantation.

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Kidney TransplantationUreteroscopyAdultAllograftsHumansKidney CalculiKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedTissue Donors

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PMID28255156
PMCPMC5345978
OpenAlexW2592202083

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