En bloc transplantation of a horseshoe kidney from a high risk multi-organ donor: case report and review of the literature

J Urol. 1994 Aug;152(2 Pt 1):468-70. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32765-9.

Abstract

We report on the successful en bloc transplantation of a horseshoe kidney from an elderly, hypertensive multiple organ donor. To our knowledge the use of a horseshoe kidney from a multiple organ donor has not been reported previously.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Kidney / abnormalities*
  • Kidney Transplantation / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Tissue Donors*