Immunologic and patient selection strategies for successful utilization of less than 15 kg pediatric donor kidneys - Long term experiences with 40 transplants

Transplantation

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-237

  Bretan Jr , Peter N ^a,b   Friese, Christopher ^a   Goldstein, Ruth B ^a   Osorio, Robert W ^a   Tomlanovich, Stephen ^a   Amend, William ^a   Mathur, Vandana ^a   Vincenti, Flavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCSF Renal Transplant Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OKT 3; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MUROMONAB-CD3; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0343907874     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199701270-00010     Document Type: Article

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