Donating Another Person’s Kidney: Avoiding the Discard of Organs by Retransplantation

Background Procurement and retransplantation of a previously transplanted kidney reclaims a functioning organ that would otherwise have been discarded. Methods Case series of 3 retransplantation cases within the course of 1 calendar year. Results These cases illustrate how to overcome the immunological, logistical, and technical barriers that have thus far limited the potential of this approach. Within this series we report kidney reuse weeks and years following the original transplantation, as well as the previously undescribed 'living donation of a deceased donor kidney'. Conclusions Retransplantation of previously transplanted kidneys can be performed successfully and should be considered in the face of the current organ shortage. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR INFORMATION, Jeffrey Veale, MD AUTHORSHIP PAGE Jeffrey Veale, MD – participated in the writing of the paper and figures Erik L. Lum, MD – participated in the writing of the paper Nick G. Cowan, MD – participated in the writing of the paper and figures Melissa Wong, MD – participated in the writing of the paper Kelly Skovira – participated in the writing of the paper Mauri Armijo – participated in the writing of the paper Gabriel Danovitch, MD– participated in the writing of the paper Tom Mone – participated in the writing of the paper DISCLOSURES: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. FUNDING: The authors report no funding received for this work. Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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