Back-Table Preparation of the Liver for Transplantation Sean C. Kumer DEFINITION Back-table preparation is defined as preparing the donor liver following procurement and prior to transplantation into the recipient. The…
Right Hepatectomy for Living Donation Karim J. Halazun Masaru Kubota Benjamin Samstein DEFINITION Right donor hepatectomy for live donor liver transplantation is the removal of segments 5, 6, 7, and…
Liver and Kidney Donation Following Cardiac Death Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro Lisa Taylor VanHouwelingen Kris P. Croome DEFINITION Donation after cardiac death (DCD) is defined as planned withdrawal of ventilatory and organ-perfusion…
Procurement of Liver for Transplantation Malay B. Shah Erin C. Maynard DEFINITION Liver procurement is the removal of a liver from a living or deceased donor for the purposes of…
Transplant Nephrectomy Michael J. Englesbe Seth Waits DEFINITION Transplant nephrectomy is defined as excision or removal of previously transplanted kidney. Transplant nephrectomy is a morbid operation and significant efforts should…
Renal Allograft Thrombosis Vinayak S. Rohan John W. McGillicuddy Kenneth D. Chavin DEFINITION Renal allograft thrombosis occurs in the renal artery and/or the renal vein after renal transplantation. Thrombosis is…
Kidney Transplantation in the Obese Recipient Randall S. Sung DEFINITION Kidney transplantation is the preferred method of renal replacement therapy for obese patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).1 Compared to…
Transplantation of Pediatric En Bloc Kidneys Christoph Troppmann Richard V. Perez DEFINITION Pediatric en bloc kidney transplantation is defined as the transplantation of both kidneys from a pediatric deceased donor…
Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Peter L. Abt DEFINITION Kidney transplantation is the preferred method of renal replacement therapy in children. Compared to dialysis, advantages of kidney transplant include prolonged survival, restitution…
Kidney Transplantation with Complex Arterial Anatomy Carlton J. Young DEFINITION Live donor or deceased donor renal transplantation can be complicated by complex arterial anatomy. This complex anatomy can be the…
