Assessment of lymphocele incidence following 450 renal transplantations

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-21

  Dubeaux, Victor T ^a,b   Oliveira, René M ^a   Moura, Victor J ^a   Pereira, J Monteiro S ^a   Henriques, Fabio P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lymphocele; Operative; Predisposing factors; Prevalence; Renal transplantation; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIGATION; LYMPHOCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642444817     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382004000100004     Document Type: Article

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