Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours

Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours

Renal transplantation confers improvement in quality of life and survival when compared to patients on dialysis. There is a universal shortage of organs, and efforts have been made to overcome this shortage by exploring new sources. One such area is the use of kidneys containing small tumours after...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Arslan Khurram, Aliu Oladipupo Sanni, David Rix, David Talbot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/529080
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spelling doaj-4f2ec4b197c744bbaedccb9d2c3fdf102020-11-24T21:50:57ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Nephrology2090-21582010-01-01201010.4061/2010/529080529080Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by TumoursMuhammad Arslan Khurram0Aliu Oladipupo Sanni1David Rix2David Talbot3Department of Liver/Renal Transplant, Freeman Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UKDepartment of General Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USADepartment of Urology, Freeman Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UKDepartment of Liver/Renal Transplant, Freeman Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UKRenal transplantation confers improvement in quality of life and survival when compared to patients on dialysis. There is a universal shortage of organs, and efforts have been made to overcome this shortage by exploring new sources. One such area is the use of kidneys containing small tumours after resection of the neoplasm. This paper looks at the current evidence in the literature and reviews the feasibility of utilizing such a source.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/529080
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International Journal of Nephrology
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David Talbot
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title Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours
title_short Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours
title_full Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours
title_fullStr Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours
title_full_unstemmed Renal Transplantation with Kidneys Affected by Tumours
title_sort renal transplantation with kidneys affected by tumours
publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Nephrology
issn 2090-2158
publishDate 2010-01-01
description Renal transplantation confers improvement in quality of life and survival when compared to patients on dialysis. There is a universal shortage of organs, and efforts have been made to overcome this shortage by exploring new sources. One such area is the use of kidneys containing small tumours after resection of the neoplasm. This paper looks at the current evidence in the literature and reviews the feasibility of utilizing such a source.
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