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Single incision simultaneous liver kidney transplantation: Feasibility and outcomes

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Traditionally, simultaneous liver kidney transplantation (SLK) has been performed using a subcostal incision for the liver allograft and a lower abdominal incision for kidney transplantation (dual incision, DI). At our… Click to show full abstract

Traditionally, simultaneous liver kidney transplantation (SLK) has been performed using a subcostal incision for the liver allograft and a lower abdominal incision for kidney transplantation (dual incision, DI). At our institution, we performed SLK using a single subcostal incision (SI). The aim of this study was to report the outcomes of single versus dual incisions for SLK.

Keywords: simultaneous liver; transplantation; kidney transplantation; incision

Journal Title: Clinical Transplantation
Year Published: 2022

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