31 December 2024 : Original article
Evaluating Graft Loss Risk in Living-Donor Kidney Transplants with Multiple Renal Arteries
Kuniaki Inoue
ABC 1, Shunta Hori ABCDE 1, Mitsuru Tomizawa ABCD 1, Tatsuo Yoneda ABCD 1, Yasushi Nakai AD 1, Makito Miyake AD 1, Nobumichi Tanaka AD 1,2, Kiyohide Fujimoto AE 1*
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.946489
Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e946489
Figure 1 Flow chart for the creation of recipient cohort dataset. Out of 197 living-donor kidney transplant recipients, 150 were assigned to the single renal artery (SRA) group, whereas 47 were classified as the multiple renal arteries (MRA) group. After inverse probability of treatment weighting for the primary outcome, the MRA group was compared with the single renal artery group to investigate risk factors for MRA. As for the secondary outcome, the number of RAs and anastomotic sites was classified, and the recommended vascular processing methods were discussed. SRA – single renal artery; MRA – multiple renal arteries