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Prevention of Posttransplantation Renal Artery Stenosis

Maj David D. Oakes, MC; Col Everett K. Spees, Jr, MC; Lt Col Jimmy A. Light, MC; Lt Col M. Wayne Flye, MC

Arch Surg. 1978;113(5):654-655.

Abstract
• Cadaver kidneys were preserved by a technique that uses hypothermic pulsatile perfusion without cannulation of the renal arteries. This avoids the mechanical trauma that is inevitably associated with cannulation and preserves a maximum of untraumatized arterial tissue. Cannulation injury is thus eliminated as a potential cause of renal artery stenosis. Revascularization is simplified, especially when multiple renal arteries are attached to a cuff of aorta.

(Arch Surg 113:654-655, 1978)

Author Affiliations
USA; USA; USA; USA

From the Organ Transplant Service, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Dr Oakes in now with the Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif, and Dr Spees is now with the Baltimore City Hospitals, Baltimore.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 13, 1977.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army of the Department of Defense.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 751 Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128 (Dr Oakes).

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