Hyderabad, April 22 -- In a remarkable medical achievement, doctors at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), Hyderabad, saved both kidneys of a 65-year-old man by performing two rare and complex procedures: using his appendix to replace a damaged ureter and later autotransplanting his own kidney. The patient, from West Bengal, suffered complete ureteral blockages after a routine kidney stone procedure, leading to severe complications and near kidney failure. When conventional options failed, AINU's surgical team took a highly innovative approach. For the right kidney, surgeons used the patient's appendix as a substitute for the damaged ureter in a robotic-assisted procedure-a rarely performed but effective solution. Two mont...