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Use of the superior mesenteric artery as an arterial interposition graft in horseshoe kidney transplantation: a case report.

Key takeaways

This is a report of one kidney transplant surgery. The doctors used a specific artery to connect the new kidney. It describes a technical success, not a large trial.

Who did this work

Cheng AW (Department of Surgery, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, 1701 W Charleston Blvd #400, Las Vegas, NV 89106, United States.) · Bach K (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, 800 Howard Ave Ste 4th Floor, 800 Howard Ave Ste 4th Floor, New Haven, CT 06519, United States.) · Estrada M (Department of Medicine, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, 625 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89106, United States.) · Childers E (Department of Plastic Surgery, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, 1701 W Charleston Blvd #400, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89106, United States.) · Patel S (Center for Transplantation, University Medical Center Southern Nevada, 901 S Rancho Lane #250, 901 S Rancho Lane #250, Las Vegas, NV 89106, United States.)

Source

Article · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-10-04
https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjag884