title: Pathology: donor biopsy evaluation at time of renal grafting.
abstract: How can we improve the diagnostic value of donor kidney graft biopsies and the management of renal transplant recipients? A recent study developed a morphologic scoring system -- the Maryland Aggregate Pathology Index -- to help predict long-term renal graft survival from preimplantation donor organ biopsy findings.
authors.affiliation: Nephropathology Unit, University of North Carolina Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA. volker_nickeleit@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nickeleit
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006085:Graft Survival; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation