Surgical reinnervation of the transplanted kidney: is it needed?
The influence of surgical reinnervation on the organ was experimentally investigated on 175 dogs using the model of in situ denervation and kidney autotransplantation. It was found to ensure: anatomic and physiological conditions for the directed intergrowth of nerve fibres up to the principal structural elements of kidney; normal levels of nervous mediators, and complete kidney efficiency over a long period of time. The expediency of surgical reinnervation in the case of auto- and allotransplantation of the kidney is discussed.
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Institute for Urology and Nephrology, Ministry of Health of the Georgian SSR, Tbilisi.
D000818:Animals; D003714:Denervation; D004285:Dogs; D007668:Kidney / Q000294:innervation; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous