The challenge of kidney transplant nephrectomy.
During a 5-year-period 92 kidney transplant nephrectomies were performed and 87% of these kidneys were removed by a subcapsular technique. Surgical complications occurred in 4% of the cases. Renal allograft nephrectomy is a more complex and riskier operation than simple native nephrectomy.
Rosenthal
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Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine.
Peaster
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Laub
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D000328:Adult; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000601:surgery*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012086:Reoperation