Technical aspects of unilateral dual kidney transplantation from expanded criteria donors: Experience of 100 patients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2000-2007

  Ekser, B ^a   Furian, L ^a   Broggiato, A ^a   Silvestre, C ^a   Pierobon, E S ^a   Baldan, N ^a   Rigotti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual kidney transplantation; expanded criteria donors; marginal donors; older donors; surgical technique; unilateral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION; DUAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL VEINS; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROTOPIC; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77956145945     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03188.x     Document Type: Article

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