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Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology (2007) 3, 357-358
doi:10.1038/ncpneph0497  

Extrarenal CT angiography findings in potential living kidney donors: costs and consequences

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Assessment of renal anatomy with CT angiography (CTA) is part of the work-up of potential living kidney donors. CTA images the lung bases, entire abdomen and pelvis; consequently, the procedure can reveal incidental nonrenal anomalies that might have clinical relevance. In this paper, Maizlin et al. report on the prevalence and consequences of such findings in a cohort of 175 consecutive potential living kidney donors.

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