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



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