Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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For patients with melanoma, if there has been no recurrence of disease 10 years after initial treatment, additional disease is believed to be very unlikely. However, such late recurrences are known to occur. The frequency of this phenomenon and its clinical significance are not well characterized due to the difficulty in obtaining relevant data. We examined a large, mature, institutional database to evaluate late recurrence. ⋯ Late melanoma recurrence is not rare. It occurs more frequently in certain clinical groups and is associated with improved post-recurrence survival.
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The use of kidneys with multiple renal arteries (MRA) and right kidneys procured laparoscopically for living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of recipients of LDKT using laparoscopically procured MRA and right kidneys. ⋯ Excellent long-term outcomes can be obtained after LDKT using laparoscopically procured MRA and right-sided donor kidneys. Unavailability of an SRA left kidney should not preclude LDKT.