15 January 2021 : Original article
Complex Surgical Reconstruction of Upper Pole Artery in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation
Paolo Vincenzi12ABE, Javier Gonzalez3EF, Giselle Guerra24AE, Jeffrey J. Gaynor12CD, Angel Alvarez1BF, Gaetano Ciancio125ADE*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.926850
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e926850
Table 2 Anatomy of the graft.
| Recipient | Kidney | MA n | UPA diameter (mm) | UPA detected preoperatively | LPA | LPA diameter (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Left | 1 | 1.7 | Yes | No | – |
| 2 | Right | 1 | 2.2 | Yes | No | – |
| 3 | Left | 1 | 1.5 | Yes | Yes | 2 |
| 4 | Left | 2 | 1.9 | No | No | – |
| 5 | Left | 2 | 1.5 | Yes | No | – |
| 6 | Left | 1 | 2 | No | Yes | 2.5 |
| MA – main artery; UPA – upper pole artery; LPA – lower pole artery. | ||||||