Kidney allocation to liver transplant candidates with renal failure of undetermined etiology: Role of percutaneous renal biopsy

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2618-2626

  Wadei, H M ^a,b   Geiger, X J ^b   Cortese, C ^b   Mai, M L ^a,b   Kramer, D J ^a,b   Rosser, B G ^a,b   Keaveny, A P ^a,b   Willingham, D L ^a   Ahsan, N ^a,b   Gonwa, T A ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy complications; Glomerulosclerosis; Hepatorenal syndrome; Kidney allocation; Kidney function; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 55949099583     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02426.x     Document Type: Article

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