Dual kidney transplantation--a solution for less than ideal brain dead donors.
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in English
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| ID: sea-89746
ABSTRACT
For renal transplantation, an elderly cadaver donor is often rejected because of the relatively poor long-term graft survival. Considering that a number of potential recipients are waiting for a renal transplant, dual kidney transplantation would be a more appropriate approach in this situation. We report one such case with a successful outcome.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Tissue Donors
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Brain Death
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Age Factors
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Kidney Transplantation
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Adult
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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