Di Cocco Pierpaolo, Kandilis Apostolos, Rajagopal Poyyamozhi, Herbert Paul, Hassen Yasmin, Hakim Nadey
From the Imperial College Healthcare Trust, Renal and Transplant unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom.
Exp Clin Transplant. 2016 Oct;14(5):564-566. doi: 10.6002/ect.2014.0142. Epub 2014 Sep 17.
Elongation of the right renal vein with the inferior vena cava (caval patch) using a vascular stapler offers a safe means of extending the deceased-donor right renal vein, while minimizing the ischemic time of the kidney during preparatory dissection. The aortic patch of the right renal artery also can be preserved, which minimize the danger of arterial stenosis, kinking, and dissection.