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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan 10;4(1):1-4.
doi: 10.1159/000358007. eCollection 2014 Jan.

Optimizing evaluation of split renal function in a living kidney donor using scintigraphy and calculation of the geometric mean: a case report

S Weinberger  1 , M Bäder  2 , C Scheurig-Münkler  3 , S Hinz  1 , J Neymeyer  1 , K Miller  1 , C Kempkensteffen  1
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Optimizing evaluation of split renal function in a living kidney donor using scintigraphy and calculation of the geometric mean: a case report

S Weinberger et al. Case Rep Nephrol Urol. .

Abstract

Within the evaluation process of living kidney donors, split renal function is usually evaluated by renal scintigraphy. Since split renal function measured by conventional posterior scans depends on the position of the kidney, actual suitable donors may be rejected because of an inaccurate examination technique. We report the case of a 28-year-old male living kidney donor. Due to a complex vascular anatomy of the right kidney, only his left kidney was considered eligible for transplantation. In conventional posterior Tc99m-mercapto-acetyltriglycine scintigraphy, the left kidney had a relative function of 60%. A second scintigraphy using anterior and posterior dimercaptosuccinic acid scans with calculation of the geometric mean showed an adapted relative function of the left kidney of 53%, now meeting the inclusion criteria for living kidney donation. This case shows that the geometric mean method using simultaneous anterior and posterior views obtained with a dual-head gamma camera can be a very helpful approach to determine split renal function of potential living kidney donors. Further investigation is necessary to prove the benefit of a general bilateral scan before living kidney donation.

Keywords: Geometric mean; Living kidney donor; Renal function; Scintigraphy.

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CT angiogram of the right kidney with complex vessel anatomy.
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Conventional posterior Tc99m-MAG3 scintigraphy.
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Posterior and anterior DMSA scintigraphy.
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