Angiographic assessment of potential renal transplant donors.

Abstract

Preoperative evaluation of the donor kidney is performed using excretory urography and angiography. Indications for this evaluation include assessment of possible renal anomalies, determination of the status of the arterial supply, and most importantly, the need to ensure that the donor's remaining kidney is normal. A technique for renal donor angiography using semiselective aortography is described.