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SUBMITTER: Meier RPH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5763420 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meier R P H RPH Piller V V Hagen M E ME Joliat C C Buchs J-B JB Nastasi A A Ruttimann R R Buchs N C NC Moll S S Vallée J-P JP Lazeyras F F Morel P P Bühler L L
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 20170724 1
Robot-assisted kidney transplantation is feasible; however, concerns have been raised about possible increases in warm ischemia times. We describe a novel intra-abdominal cooling system to continuously cool the kidney during the procedure. Porcine kidneys were procured by standard open technique. Groups were as follows: Robotic renal transplantation with (n = 11) and without (n = 6) continuous intra-abdominal cooling and conventional open technique with intermittent 4°C saline cooling (n = 6). R ...[more]