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    Renal Artery Aneurysm in Robotic Donor Nephrectomy: A Case Report
    (Başkent Üniversitesi, 2012-06) Tzvetanov, Ivo; Garcia-Roca, Raquel; Benedetti, Enrico; Oberholzer, Jose; Osipova, Maria; Jeon, Hoonbae; Spaggiari, Mario
    Objectives: With the current disparity between donor organ availability and recipient need, creative techniques help optimize the use of available organs. We present a case of a woman, who was worked-up as a kidney donor, who was incidentally found to have a saccular aneurysm on her renal artery. The patient was asymptomatic, normotensive, and had normal renal function. Materials and Methods: We performed a laparoscopic robotic donor nephrectomy, repaired the aneurysm on the back table, and transplanted the organ into the recipient. Results: The donor underwent a successful robotic nephrectomy, successfully eradicating any risk of aneurysmal complications; the recipient received an anatomically normal organ with excellent function. Conclusions: An altruistic act by the donor identified a potentially fatal lesion, which was not only remedied, but the intended donation proceeded when a creative approach was used.