title: Kidney transplantation as treatment for end stage renal disease.
abstract: Within this review the author presents what kidney transplantation can and cannot do; it's state of the art; experience in Puerto Rico; major problems, obstacles and pitfalls; and the cutting edge of clinical transplantation and of transplantation immunology.
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rico Renal Transplant Program at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. prtp@coqui.net
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Santiago-Delpín
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011647:Puerto Rico; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*