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Orthotopic Rat Kidney Transplantation: A Novel and Simplified Surgical Approach
Published on: May 7, 2019
[Kidney allograft: a target for systemic disease]
Guillaume Canaud1, Christophe Legendre
1Université Paris-Descartes, hôpital Necker, service de transplantation et unité de soins intensifs, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France.
Insights
Disease recurrence after transplantation is common, but lupus nephritis recurrence is rare. Kidney transplants in antiphospholipid syndrome patients face thrombosis and bleeding risks, impacting graft survival.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Transplantation Immunology
- Vascular Medicine
Abstract:
Recurrence of disease after transplantation is frequent and represents the third cause of allograft loss. Recurrence of lupus nephritis after transplantation is rare. Kidney transplantation in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome or lupus anticoagulant is challenging due to the high risk of immediate post-transplant thrombosis and bleeding risk associated to the subsequent anticoagulation. Moreover, vascular changes associated to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies negatively impact allograft rate survival. Recurrence of pauci immune glomerulonephritis or Goodpasture syndrome is exceptional.
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