Living Kidney Transplantation: Evaluation of Renal Function and Morphology of Potential Donors

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1121-1124

  Grassi, G ^a   Abdelkawy, H ^a   Barsotti, M ^b   Paleologo, G ^b   Tregnaghi, C ^b   Rizzo, G ^b   Donadio, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCKCROFT AND GAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC USE; EVALUATION STUDY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

ADULT; AGED; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE;

EID: 65549095760     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.057     Document Type: Article

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