title: EAU guidelines on renal transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To produce a guidelines text, on behalf of the European Association of Urology, providing insights in the issues surrounding renal transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A group of international experts in renal transplantation carried out a non-structured literature review on available medical databases and urological literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A guideline text is presented providing an overview of key issues involved in the patients' management such as assessment of donors, pre-transplant evaluation, techniques, management, post-transplant care, etc.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current text represents a consensus statement developed by a group of international experts in renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Städt. Klinikum Fulda, Philipps-University Marburg Pacelliallee 4, D-36043 Fulda, Germany. t.kaelble.urologie@klinikum-fulda.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kälble
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sells
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burgos Revilla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiesel
mesh_terms: D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology; D006085:Graft Survival; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000379:methods; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents