Factors related to suboptimal recovery of renal function after living donor nephrectomy: a retrospective study
Abstract Background The renal function of the remaining kidney in living donors recovers up to 60~70% of pre-donation estimated-glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by compensatory hypertrophy. However, the degree of this hypertrophy varies from donor to donor and the factors related to it are scarcely...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1588-3 |