Histological assessment of preimplantation biopsies may improve selection of kidneys from old donors after cardiac death

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1844-1851

  Snoeijs, M G J ^a   Buurman, W A ^a   Christiaans, M H L ^a   Van Hooff, J P ^a   Goldschmeding, R ^b   Van Suylen, R J ^a   Peutz Kootstra, C J ^a   Van Heurn, L W E ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Donor selection; Expanded criteria donors; Graft function; Graft survival; Histopathology; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEATH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 49649090390     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02318.x     Document Type: Article

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