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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: pelagia on January 16, 2009, 11:10:26 AM

Title: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: pelagia on January 16, 2009, 11:10:26 AM: I happened across this book chapter today while searching for something else. The link is to a pdf. It's full of pictures of the various steps of a transplant and diagrams of how they are hooked up to blood vessels and the ureter. Don't look at it while you are eating!

http://www.kidneyatlas.org/book5/adk5-14.ccc.QXD.pdf
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: pelagia on February 04, 2009, 04:19:39 PM: Here's another useful reference site/publication relating to transplantation. According to the website, "Organ Transplantation: Concepts, Issues, Practice, and Outcomes" is the first full text nursing book on organ transplantation to be published electronically. You will have to give them some information before they will let you see the content, but it is open access.

http://www.medscape.com/viewpublication/704_about

I was looking specifically for information on where a transplant is placed in the body relative to the body cavity and one of the chapters has an {almost} understandable discussion about where a transplant is placed relative to the peritoneum, intestines, etc. and why. We've pondered over the right/left question before and the answer can be found in this chapter:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443490_8

Happy reading!
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: Wenchie58 on February 04, 2009, 04:41:46 PM: I've heard that transplants are placed on the right.....

backwards me.....its on the left! lol <sigh>
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: monrein on February 04, 2009, 04:47:29 PM: I'm going to have one on each side plus my native kidneys...I'm thinking of a new sideline takin g bets in bars about how many kidneys I have. :rofl;
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: kellyt on February 04, 2009, 06:00:38 PM: Quote from: Wenchie58 on February 04, 2009, 04:41:46 PM
I've heard that transplants are placed on the right.....

backwards me.....its on the left! lol <sigh>

Mine is also on the left. My surgeon said he preferred the left and I said "Go for it. I want YOU comfortable!"
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: Chris on February 04, 2009, 06:12:40 PM: Mine is on the left also and below the belly button, while my pancreas is on my right, above the belly button.
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: Romona on February 04, 2009, 07:59:43 PM: Both of mine are on the right.
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: Chris on February 04, 2009, 08:12:03 PM: Does that mean I'm a well balanced person? :rofl; :rofl; Well maybe not in the mind. :rofl; :rofl;
Title: Re: Technical Aspects of Renal Transplantation
Post by: Rerun on February 04, 2009, 08:59:46 PM: Mine was placed on the right.... because I'm right handed... Just kidding that has nothing to do with it.

:rofl;