In:
Transplantation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 102, No. 12 ( 2018-12), p. 2096-2100
Abstract:
Procurement and retransplantation of a previously transplanted kidney reclaim a functioning organ that would otherwise have been discarded. Methods Case series of 3 retransplantation cases within the course of 1 calendar year. Results These cases illustrate how to overcome the immunological, logistical, and technical barriers that have thus far limited the potential of this approach. Within this series, we report kidney reuse weeks and years after the original transplantation, as well as the previously undescribed “living donation of a deceased donor kidney”. Conclusions Retransplantation of previously transplanted kidneys can be performed successfully and should be considered in the face of the current organ shortage.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1534-6080
,
0041-1337
DOI:
10.1097/TP.0000000000002308
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2035395-9
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