Question

The renal artery of the new kidney, which is previously connected from the abdominal aorta in the donor will be connected to ........... artery in the recipient.

• A. Superior vena cava.
• B. External iliac.
• C. Inferior aorta.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

External iliac.

During a kidney transplant usually the failed kidney is not removed instead the transplanted kidney is placed in the iliac fossa (cavity) Conventionally, the kidney receives blood from the renal artery and the renal vein drains blood into the inferior vena cava. However, since the kidney is placed in the iliac fossa that receives blood from the external iliac artery the transplanted kidney is connected to the external iliac artery and accordingly to the external iliac vein. This is also done to make the further surgeries, if required to be less complicated. So, the correct answer is 'External iliac'