Human renal transplantation. II. A successful case of homotransplantation of the kidney between identical twins.
Kidney transplantation between 41-year-old twin men was carried out because of chronic glomerulonephritis in one twin. The operation was successful. Hypertension, edema and azotemia in the patient disappeared after operation and both the donor and the recipient were well.
W E
WE
GOODWIN
M M
MM
MIMS
J J
JJ
KAUFMAN
R D
RD
TURNER
R
R
GOLDMAN
W
W
BONNEY
F
F
ASHLEY
R
R
GLASSOCK
P
P
BRUCE
D053099:Azotemia; D005921:Glomerulonephritis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014427:Twins; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic
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