| Theme | Necessary kidney transplant knowledge for the dialysis staff, 2013 | |
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| Title | Management living relative kidney transplant donors | |
| Publish Date | 2013/08 | |
| Author | Norio Yoshimura | Division of Transplantation and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine / Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
| Author | Hidetaka Ushigome | Division of Transplantation and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
| Author | Shuji Nobori | Division of Transplantation and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
| Author | Tomoyuki Suzuki | Division of Transplantation and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
| Author | Toshiki Sakai | Division of Transplantation and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
| Author | Katsuhiro Koshino | Division of Transplantation and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] | The indications for living-donor kidney donation have expanded in terms of donor medical status as well as human leukocyte antigen matching, and ABO blood type (ABO) incompatibility, As a result, emphasizing donor shortages is necessary. Because hypertension and diabetes may impair the function of the remaining single kidney after donation, living kidney donors need to be selected carefully. Our retrospective investigation revealed that the short- and long-term outcome for previous kidney donors were satisfactorily accepted. |
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