Thirteen cases of liver-kidney transplantation.
Combined kidney-liver transplantation is currently the best therapeutic option for patients with end-stage kidney and liver disease. We present our experience of kidney-liver transplantation in a series of 13 patients. The most frequent indications were familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) and polycystosis of the liver and kidney. The 1- and 5-year survival rates of the liver grafts were 75% and 67%, respectively, with no kidney losses during follow-up.
Unidad de Transplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain. rociogs@hotmail.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult