First experiences of pediatric kidney transplantation in Sri Lanka

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 408-413

  Abeysekera, C K ^a   Gunasekara, W D V N ^a   Abegunawardena, A ^a   Buthpitiya, A G ^a   Lamawansa, M D ^a   Fernando, O ^a   Goonasekera, C D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Developing country; Pediatric kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLADDER ASPIRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COURSE EVALUATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEINURIA; SEPTICEMIA; SRI LANKA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SRI LANKA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247570084     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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