Nonfunctioning renal allograft embolization as an alternative to graft nephrectomy: Report on seven years' experience

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-39

  Atar, Eli ^a   Belenky, Alexander ^a   Neuman Levin, Margalit ^a   Yussim, A ^a   Bar Nathan, Nathan ^a   Bachar, Gil N ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allograft nephrectomy; Coils; Embolization; Ethanol embolization; Graft intolerance syndrome; Polyvinyl alcohol particles

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL SPONGE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; POLYVINYLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037968403     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-002-1976-z     Document Type: Article

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