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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53688#.VM83PSzQrzE Author(s)     Sachin Patil 1 , Harry Sun 2 , Stuart Geffner 2 , H. Stephen Fletcher 1,2 , Ronald S. Chamberlain 1,3,4   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, USA . 2 Department of Transplant, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, USA . 3 Department of Surgery, Saint George’s University School of Medicine, Saint George’s, Grenada . 4 Department of Surgery, Rutgers University, Newark, USA . ABSTRACT Renal transplantation in a patient with aortoiliac prosthetic graft is a unique challenge. It requires that the renal artery is anastomosed directly to the vascular prosthetic graft. Nearly 0.2%-1.7% of the patients with aortoiliac prosthesis require renal transplantation in their life time. Outcomes following such procedure are controversial and anecdotal. In this report we present a...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53459#.VMW13SzQrzE Author(s)     Duncan Yoder , Reza Ghasemian Affiliation(s) Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington DC, USA . ABSTRACT A renal paratransplant hernia is an unusual and potentially serious variant of an internal hernia. It is caused by entrapment of bowel through a defect in the peritoneum adjacent to the transplanted kidney. Abdominal pain and vomiting with or without distention are the main symptoms. Prompt diagnosis and early surgical intervention are critical to prevent serious morbidity and even mortality. Historically, renal paratransplant hernias were repaired via an exploratory laparotomy. We present our experience in two patients with renal paratransplant hernia who were treated with laparoscopic repair.   KEYWORDS Renal Transplant , Hernia , Paratransplant Hernia , Laparoscopic Repair Cit...