Resumen

LLADO, C et al. Computed tomography renal angiography of living donors and its correlation with surgery. Rev. argent. radiol. [online]. 2017, vol.81, n.4, pp.262-269. ISSN 1852-9992.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016Zj.rard.2017.09.001.

Objective: To determine the accuracy of computed tomography renal angiography (CTRA) in the assessment and diagnosis of arterial vascular anatomy of the kidney and its variations in living kidney donors, with its correlation in harvesting kidneys. Materials and methods: Patients who had undergone laparoscopic nephrectomy as living kidney donors and their CTRA were retrospectively evaluated between 2014 and 2016 in our institution. Results are presented using statistical descriptive analysis. The following were assessed in the CTRA report: number of main renal arteries, presence and number of accessory polar arteries, and anomalies related to renal artery calibre. Results: Of the 21 patients that had undergone laparoscopic nephrectomy as living donors, there were 10 female and 11 male donors (age range 23 - 61 years). Renal harvesting included left kidney in all cases. In 15 cases, no anatomical variations or arterial renal dilations were found in computed tomography renal angiography (CTRA): (one main renal artery, without accessories arteries). The same findings were certified during the surgery. In one case CTRA showed a double renal artery, and the same finding occurred in the surgical harvesting; and three cases in which one single polar accessory artery was certified at surgery. An overall accuracy of 90.4% for CTRA was obtained in 19 cases. In the remaining 2 cases, a discrepancy was found. Conclusion: Detailed knowledge of the renal arterial anatomy is important for the preoperative evaluation of the laparoscopic nephrectomy in living renal donors. Computed tomography renal angiography (CTRA) is the technique of choice for these patients, as it demonstrates a high correlation between tomography findings and surgery harvesting.

Palabras clave : Kidney transplantation; Living renal donor; Computed tomography angiography; Renal artery.