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Good afternoon all, Please give me your thoughts on the following procedure. 36140 and ? 75710 CLINICAL DATA: PELVIC TRANSPLANT, RENAL FAILURE PROCEDURE: Informed consent was obtained, patient placed supine on the fluoroscopy table. The left groin was prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion. The skin was anesthetized with 1% xylocaine. Using single wall technique, the left common femoral was cannulated. A 6 french sheath was placed over the wire. Multiple retrograde arteriograms were performed via the sheath. The sheath was removed and hemostasis was obtained with manual compression. FINDINGS: There was a stent noted at the ostium of the renal artery transplant/iliac artery anastomosis. The stent is in adequate position. No stenosis was identified. The visualized intraarterial branches are widely patent. The visualized iliac artery is widely patent. IMPRESSION: Indwelling stent noted in the pelvic transplant renal artery/iliac anastomosis is widely patent. jb