Eversion endarterectomy of the deceased donor renal artery to prevent kidney discard.

Introduction: Deceased donor (DD) kidneys exhibiting severe atherosclerosis involving the renal artery (RA) may represent a contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT).

Methods: Eversion endarterectomy (EE) was performed as a salvage procedure to permit KT.

Results: We identified 17 cases (1.