title: Kidney transplantation.
abstract: The authors present a short overview on the history of clinical renal transplantation and an update of the results of renal transplantation today. Factors contributing to chronic renal allograft failure and immunotherapy-related exposure to malignant diseases complicating life after transplantation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salmela
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isoniemi
mesh_terms: D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life; D014019:Tissue Donors