Ann Transplant Res | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Type 4 Retro-aortic Left Renal Vein in a Kidney Donor: A Curse or a Blessing?

Gok A¹, Cimen S^2*, Cimen S¹, Atilgan KG³, Kahveci E⁴, Sandikci F¹ and Imamoglu A¹

¹Department of Urology, Ankara Diskapi Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
²Department of Surgery, Ankara Diskapi Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
³Department of Nephrology, Ankara Diskapi Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
⁴Department of Surgery, Turkey Organ Transplantation Foundation, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Sanem Cimen 

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Abstract

Retro-aortic renal vein is a rare vascular variation of the left kidney. Since left kidney is preferred in the setting of live donor kidney transplantation, transplant surgeons must be familiar with this anomaly. Herein, a case of a kidney donor with type 4 retro-aortic left renal vein is presented. The laparoscopic donor nephrectomy procedure required a minor technical modification. Both donor and recipient procedures were performed successfully without any complications

Keywords:

Kidney donor; Type 4 retro-aortic left renal vein; Kidney transplantation

Citation:

Gok A, Cimen S, Cimen S, Atilgan KG, Kahveci E, Sandikci F, et al. Type 4 Retro-aortic Left Renal Vein in a Kidney Donor: A Curse or a Blessing? Ann Transplant Res. 2018;1(3):1012.