Transplant nephrectomy improves survival following a failed renal allograft

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 374-380

  Ayus, Juan Carlos ^a   Achinger, Steven G ^b   Lee, Shuko ^c   Sayegh, Mohamed H ^d   Go, Alan S ^e,f  

^a Renal Consultants of Houston ^*  (United States)

^b Clinical Research   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OKT 3; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHRECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949371204     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2009050480     Document Type: Article

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