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Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report
Within the evaluation process of living kidney donors, split renal function is usually evaluated by renal scintigraphy. Since split renal function measured by conventional posterior scans depends on the position of the kidney, actual suitable donors may be rejected because of an inaccurate examinati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24575115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000358007 |
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author | Weinberger, S. Bäder, M. Scheurig-Münkler, C. Hinz, S. Neymeyer, J. Miller, K. Kempkensteffen, C. |
author_facet | Weinberger, S. Bäder, M. Scheurig-Münkler, C. Hinz, S. Neymeyer, J. Miller, K. Kempkensteffen, C. |
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description | Within the evaluation process of living kidney donors, split renal function is usually evaluated by renal scintigraphy. Since split renal function measured by conventional posterior scans depends on the position of the kidney, actual suitable donors may be rejected because of an inaccurate examination technique. We report the case of a 28-year-old male living kidney donor. Due to a complex vascular anatomy of the right kidney, only his left kidney was considered eligible for transplantation. In conventional posterior Tc99m-mercapto-acetyltriglycine scintigraphy, the left kidney had a relative function of 60%. A second scintigraphy using anterior and posterior dimercaptosuccinic acid scans with calculation of the geometric mean showed an adapted relative function of the left kidney of 53%, now meeting the inclusion criteria for living kidney donation. This case shows that the geometric mean method using simultaneous anterior and posterior views obtained with a dual-head gamma camera can be a very helpful approach to determine split renal function of potential living kidney donors. Further investigation is necessary to prove the benefit of a general bilateral scan before living kidney donation. |
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spelling | pubmed-39346842014-02-26 Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report Weinberger, S. Bäder, M. Scheurig-Münkler, C. Hinz, S. Neymeyer, J. Miller, K. Kempkensteffen, C. Case Rep Nephrol Urol Published online: January, 2014 Within the evaluation process of living kidney donors, split renal function is usually evaluated by renal scintigraphy. Since split renal function measured by conventional posterior scans depends on the position of the kidney, actual suitable donors may be rejected because of an inaccurate examination technique. We report the case of a 28-year-old male living kidney donor. Due to a complex vascular anatomy of the right kidney, only his left kidney was considered eligible for transplantation. In conventional posterior Tc99m-mercapto-acetyltriglycine scintigraphy, the left kidney had a relative function of 60%. A second scintigraphy using anterior and posterior dimercaptosuccinic acid scans with calculation of the geometric mean showed an adapted relative function of the left kidney of 53%, now meeting the inclusion criteria for living kidney donation. This case shows that the geometric mean method using simultaneous anterior and posterior views obtained with a dual-head gamma camera can be a very helpful approach to determine split renal function of potential living kidney donors. Further investigation is necessary to prove the benefit of a general bilateral scan before living kidney donation. S. Karger AG 2014-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3934684/ /pubmed/24575115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000358007 Text en Copyright © 2014 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable to the online version of the article only. Users may download, print and share this work on the Internet for noncommercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited, and a link to the original work on http://www.karger.com and the terms of this license are included in any shared versions. |
spellingShingle | Published online: January, 2014 Weinberger, S. Bäder, M. Scheurig-Münkler, C. Hinz, S. Neymeyer, J. Miller, K. Kempkensteffen, C. Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report |
title | Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report |
title_full | Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report |
title_short | Optimizing Evaluation of Split Renal Function in a Living Kidney Donor Using Scintigraphy and Calculation of the Geometric Mean: A Case Report |
title_sort | optimizing evaluation of split renal function in a living kidney donor using scintigraphy and calculation of the geometric mean: a case report |
topic | Published online: January, 2014 |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24575115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000358007 |
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