Long-term allograft surveillance: the role of protocol biopsies.
The safety of the renal allograft biopsy and the standardization of allograft histopathology interpretation have renewed interest in the performance of protocol (surveillance) biopsies. Recent surveillance biopsy studies in the areas of pre-implantation and in the early and late post-transplant periods are discussed.
Nickerson
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Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Jeffery
J
J
Rush
D
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D001706:Biopsy; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors