Kidney transplantation using ipsilateral arterial and contralateral venous anastomosis in a patient with failing vascular access.

Herein, we describe our surgical technique and outcome of a kidney transplant in a patient with failing vascular access. A right donor kidney was transplanted into the right iliac fossa with an end-to-side arterial anastomosis to the ipsilateral right common iliac artery and end-to-side venous anastomosis to the contralateral left common iliac vein. The possibility of performing an ipsilateral arterial and contralateral venous anastomosis has been shown here to be successful.

A prospective study on the incidence of postponed time-sensitive urological procedures during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic due to patient preference.

Background: The risk of acquiring perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection is concerning for surgeons and patients.

Aims: In this study, we investigate the incidence of postponed, medically necessary, time-sensitive urological procedures due to a patient's unwillingness to proceed to a recommended surgical intervention during the first phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Methods: We prospectively monitored all patients undergoing elective urological surgery during the initial phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

On the Automatic Decellularisation of Porcine Aortae: A Repeatability Study Using a Non-Enzymatic Approach.

Objective: To investigate the repeatability of automatic decellularisation of porcine aortae using a non-enzymatic approach, addressing current limitations associated with other automatic decellularisation processes.

Materials And Methods: Individual porcine aortae (n = 3) were resected and every third segment (n = 4) was allocated to one of three different groups: a control or a manually or automatically decellularised group. Manual and automatic decellularisation was performed using Triton X-100 (2% v/v) and sodium deoxycholate.

Automatic decellularization of ovine aorta-derived extracellular matrix offers reduced processing and attendee times while being as effective as manual techniques.

Objective: To construct an automatic decellularization platform (ADP) for preparing xenogenic extracellular matrices (ECMs), and to demonstrate that automatic decellularization for preparing xenogenic ECMs reduces processing time, requires fewer attendee hours, and is as effective as the manual gold standard preparation protocols.

Materials And Methods: A soft tissue ADP was constructed and ovine aorta was harvested (n=9). Manual and automatic decellularization was performed on aortic tissue specimens and both groups were compared.