Fully Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Fully Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Bonnie E. Lonze Dorry L. Segev DEFINITION Donor nephrectomy is defined as the en bloc removal of a native kidney, its renal artery and vein, and…
Adult Kidney Transplantation
Adult Kidney Transplantation Marc L. Melcher Elyssa J. Feinberg DEFINITION Kidney transplant is the optimal treatment for end-stage kidney disease. The artery and vein from either a live or a…
Open Retroperitoneal Nephrectomy
Open Retroperitoneal Nephrectomy Leigh Anne Dageforde Derek E. Moore DEFINITION Open donor nephrectomy is performed to recover a kidney for living donor kidney transplantation with minimal injury and risk to…
Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Donor Nephrectomy
Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Donor Nephrectomy Kenneth J. Woodside DEFINITION Laparoscopic hand-assisted donor nephrectomy is defined as the removal of either the left or the right kidney from a voluntary kidney donor…
Renal Machine Perfusion and Preimplantation Renal Allograft Biopsy
Renal Machine Perfusion and Preimplantation Renal Allograft Biopsy Michael J. Goldstein Yuriy Yushkov RENAL MACHINE PERFUSION Definition The process of placing a donated kidney on a machine designed to perfuse…
Standard Deceased Donor Kidney Procurement
Standard Deceased Donor Kidney Procurement Christie W. Gooden DEFINITIONS In the case of deceased donor kidney procurements, often the surgeon who will be transplanting the organ is not the surgeon…
Procurement of Pediatric En Bloc Kidneys
Procurement of Pediatric En Bloc Kidneys Christoph Troppmann DEFINITION This chapter describes the recovery of pediatric donor kidneys as a single anatomic unit (i.e., leaving them attached to the donor’s…
Basic Definitions and Differential Diagnosis
Basic Definitions and Differential Diagnosis Shraddha Desai Jeffrey T.S. Hsu Introduction Primary care providers (PCPs) must understand multiple aspects of medicine. From headaches to foot pain, the physician must be…
Common Disorders of the Nail Apparatus
Common Disorders of the Nail Apparatus Chao Li Human nails are both aesthetic and functional. Not only do they complete the healthy appearance of hands and feet, they also protect…
Connective Tissue Disease and Vasculitis-Related Dermatoses
Connective Tissue Disease and Vasculitis-Related Dermatoses Stephanie Hu Peter C. Schalock Autoimmunity is the state of the immune system erroneously attacking self—antigens such as cellular DNA or dermal collagen. The…
