Effect of increased arterial resistance index on long-term outcome of well-functioning kidney grafts

Transplant International

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Elli, A ^a   Quarto Di Palo, F ^a   Rivolta, R ^b   Tarantino, A ^a   Montagnino, G ^a   Aroldi, A ^a   Ponticelli, C ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasonography; Donor nephrectomy; Renal resistance index; Renal transplantation; Renal volume

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CADAVER; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DONOR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; AZATHIOPRINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CADAVER; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RENAL CIRCULATION; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 8344254537     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2000.tb02124.x     Document Type: Article

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