Histopathological analysis of pre-implantation donor kidney biopsies: association with graft survival and function in one year post-transplantation

Introduction: Pre-implantation kidney biopsy is a decision-making tool when considering the use of grafts from deceased donors with expanded criteria, implanting one or two kidneys and comparing this to post-transplantation biopsies. The role of histopathological alterations in kidney compartments a...

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Main Authors: Karla Lais Pêgas, Karine Michel, Valter Duro Garcia, João Goldani, Antônio Bittar, Daniela Seelig, Eduardo Cambruzzi, Elizete Keitel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2014-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002014000200186&lng=en&tlng=en