Will Descemet's stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) lower the rates of allograft rejection in corneal transplants for endothelial failure?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1117-1119

  Prakash, Gaurav ^a   Jhanji, Vishal ^a   Titiyal, Jeewan Singh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INCIDENCE; KERATOPLASTY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROMA CELL; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548708421     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.01.083     Document Type: Article

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