Clinical Challenges in Transplant Surgery: Heart & Liver Transplant

In this episode we discuss two interesting cases in transplant surgery. In the first, we review a case in which a renal cell carcinoma was discovered during the backbench portion of a deceased donor kidney transplant procedure. In the second, we examine the unique challenges that are presented by simultaneous heart-liver transplantation. Learning Objectives: - Discuss renal cell carcinoma in the immunosuppressed patient - Review some of the logistical components that accompany dual organ transplants - Examine the clinical challenge of a heart-liver transplant Hosts: - Megan Lombardi, MD - Sasha McEwan, MD - Guilherme de Oliveira, MD - Alexander Toledo, MD - David Gerber, MD Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more. If you liked this episode, check out other transplant surgery episodes here : https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/transplant/