Combined heart and kidney transplantation: a case report.
A patient with successful combined heart and kidney transplantation is reported. This case suggests that occurrence of kidney rejection may allow diagnosis of simultaneous unsuspected heart rejection, thus indicating an immunologic advantage in combined transplantation of organs from the same donor.
Faggian
G
G
Bortolotti
U
U
Stellin
G
G
Mazzucco
A
A
Sorbara
C
C
Tommaseo
T
T
Gallucci
V
V
D000328:Adult; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011182:Postoperative Care