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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

Combining Renal Autotransplantation and Endovascular Aortic Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in an LVAD Patient.

Kaan Kardes, Leonard Pitts, Brigitta Globke, Robert Öllinger, Gaik Nersesian, Julius Kaemmel, Jasper Iske, Leonhard Wert, Robert Hammerschmidt, Semih Buz

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Article in JACC. Case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Kaan KardesDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Leonard PittsDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Brigitta GlobkeCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Surgery, Charité Campus Mitte, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Robert ÖllingerCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Surgery, Charité Campus Mitte, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Gaik NersesianDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Julius KaemmelDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Jasper IskeDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Leonhard WertDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Robert HammerschmidtDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Semih BuzDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: semih.buz@dhzc-charite.de.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEndovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is the gold standard for abdominal aortic aneurysm, but complex anatomy may require individualized strategies. CASE SUMMARY: We report a 72-year-old multimorbid man with a left ventricular assist device and stage 3 chronic kidney disease, presenting with abdominal aortic aneurysm (up to 7.7 cm), residual type B dissection with unfavorable remodeling, and the left renal artery originating from the false lumen. An interdisciplinary approach consisted of a laparoscopic nephrectomy with ex vivo preservation, followed by EVAR and renal autotransplantation into the right iliac fossa. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, with stable renal function and satisfactory imaging showing exclusion of the entry tear. DISCUSSION: Standard EVAR would have compromised perfusion of the left kidney. More complex endovascular strategies, including branched or fenestrated repair, were technically prohibitive. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: Renal autotransplantation may serve as a viable bailout strategy enabling EVAR in highly selected patients requiring organ preservation.

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aortacardiac assist devicesvascular disease

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PMID42397338
PMCPMC13554852

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