PURPOSE: Living donor kidneys with multiple arteries are routinely procured laparoscopically. We aim to present our experience with laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) and to compare the graft function and outcome between cases with single versus multiple arteries. METHODS: We compared the demographic data, operation time, warm ischemia time, rejection rate, and graft function between LDN kidneys with single artery and those with multiple arteries. RESULTS: Seventy-three cases with 1 renal artery (group LDN-1), 8 cases with 2 renal arteries (group LDN-2) and 5 cases with 3 or more renal arteries (group LDN-3) were included in the study. The mean operative time was significantly higher in groups LDN-2 (100.3 +/- 9.5 minutes) and LDN-3 (120.6 +/- 10.3 minutes) compared to group LDN-1 (75.7 +/- 10 minutes, P < 0.001). Similar results were detected with respect to the warm ischemia time. There were no statistically significant differences related to graft function and outcome among these groups. CONCLUSION: Multiple renal arteries present a special challenge in both donor nephrectomy and renal transplantation. However, laparoscopic procurement of a kidney with multiple renal arteries, regardless of the number, is reliable and has no significant impact on the graft outcome.
Arteries ; Graft Rejection ; Humans ; Kidney ; Kidney Transplantation ; Living Donors ; Nephrectomy ; Operative Time ; Rejection (Psychology) ; Renal Artery ; Tissue Donors ; Transplants ; Warm Ischemia

PURPOSE: The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of administration of perioperative supplemental oxygen on anastomoses. METHODS: Forty male Wistar albino rats were used in the study and randomized into 4 groups. Ischemia-reperfusion models were built in groups 3 and 4. Jejunojejunostomy was performed in all rats and assigned to an oxygen/nitrous oxide mixture with a fraction of inspired oxygen of 30% in groups 1 and 3 and 80% in groups 2 and 4. The measurements of perianastomotic tissue oxygen pressure, bursting pressure, level of hydroxyproline were evaluated and compared in all groups. RESULTS: The perianastomotic tissue oxygen pressures, bursting pressures and levels of hydroxyproline were identified as significantly high in groups 2 and 4, administered a fraction of inspired oxygen of 80%, compared to groups 1 and 3, administered a fraction of inspired oxygen of 30%. CONCLUSION: Perioperative supplemental oxygen contributes positively to the anastomotic healing.
Animals ; Humans ; Hydroxyproline ; Male ; Oxygen* ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Ventilation*