Renal allotransplantation in retroperitoneal fibrosis: technical aspects | Zendy

J. Arudchelvam | Zendy; M. Z. M. Zafras | Zendy; B. Jeffrey Rajiev | Zendy; L. Nazar | Zendy

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Renal allotransplantation in retroperitoneal fibrosis: technical aspects

Author(s) -

J. Arudchelvam,

M. Z. M. Zafras,

B. Jeffrey Rajiev,

L. Nazar

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

ceylon medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2386-1274

pISSN - 0009-0875

DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v63i2.8688

Subject(s) - medicine , ceylon , medical journal , allotransplantation , sri lanka , library science , family medicine , medical education , transplantation , surgery , south asia , ethnology , computer science , history , programming language

Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and marked fibrosis of retroperitoneal tissue. End stage renal failure due to ureteric obstruction by retroperitoneal fibrosis requires kidney transplantation. But this may be impossible due to vascular entrapment. We describe a technique to approach the external iliac vessel from the femoral vessel proximally for kidney transplantation.

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