Cholesterol embolization in renal allografts: A clinicopathologic study of 12 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 536-545

  Lai, Chi K ^a,b   Randhawa, Parmjeet S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol embolization; Chronic allograft nephropathy; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHILD; EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34147118196     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31802b30e3     Document Type: Article

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