Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6246727 | Transplantation Proceedings | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We observed good outcomes up to 5 years after transplantation in terms of graft and patient survival despite the use of inferior grafts. Comparing DKTx and SKT > 60, we noted that the mean Karpinski score for SKTx was significantly better than DKTx, although patient and graft survivals were similar. This trend confirms that the use of a biopsy to allocate expanded criteria donor kidneys may be too protective; therefore, the criteria to select DKTx require further refinement.
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Authors
S.V. Impedovo, E. De Lorenzis, A. Volpe, L. Gesualdo, G. Grandaliano, S. Palazzo, G. Lucarelli, C. Bettocchi, C. Terrone, P. Stratta, M. Quaglia, M. Battaglia, P. Ditonno,