Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	54896
Country	United Kingdom

Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Living kidney donor assessment: Kidney length vs differential function
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Jacob A Akoh and Katharina J Schumacher
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Jacob A Akoh, FRCS (Ed), FRCS (Gen Surg), MBBS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Derriford Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Derriford Road, Plymouth PL6 8DH, Devon, United Kingdom. jacob.akoh@nhs.net
Key Words	Kidney transplantation; Living kidney donor assessment; Kidney length; Kidney volume; Differential function; Glomerular filtration rate
Core Tip	Selection of which kidney to donate is of critical importance in living kidney donation. The decision-making process based on divided function and vascular anatomy was used to validate a retrospective “what if” analysis of prospectively reported kidney length measurements in a cohort of 285 potential donors. This study shows a significant risk for making wrong/harmful decision (removing the significantly better functioning kidney) if kidney length alone is used for decision making −25% if using 2cm difference as cut off. Difference in length between kidney pairs alone is not sufficient to replace measurement of divided function.
Citation	Akoh JA, Schumacher KJ. Living kidney donor assessment: Kidney length vs differential function. World J Transplant 2020; 10(6): 173-182

Received	2020-02-24 13:02
Peer-Review Started	2020-02-24 13:02
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2020-04-18 21:26
Revised	2020-05-19 18:56
Second Decision	2020-05-21 11:55
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2020-05-22 05:09
Articles in Press	2020-05-22 05:09
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2020-06-12 10:32

ISSN	2220-3230 (online)
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