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Heterotopic Renal Autotransplantation in a Porcine Model: A Step-by-Step Protocol
Published on: February 21, 2016
[Kidney retransplantation in relation to organ shortage]
D Candinas1, M Weber, D Inderbitzin
1Departement Chirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
Abstract:
This article reviews our experience with renal regrafting in the past 16 years with particular emphasis on long-term outcome and prognostic parameters. Among 1094 renal transplants there were 15.8% regrafts, and the proportion of patients awaiting a regraft procedure on our current waiting list is 33%. Graft and patient survival was similar for first and second transplants, but was significantly reduced when a third graft was performed. The main prognostic parameters were the time of function of the previous graft, mismatch for HLA-DR and the presence of panel-reactive antibodies.
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