Preemptive kidney transplantation in elderly recipients with kidneys discarded of very old donors: A good alternative

Background: The shortage of organs is a major hurdle in kidney transplantation, and one solution to the problem is to extend the age of the donor. However, organs from older donors are often discarded due to the macroscopic appearance of the parenchyma or major vessels. On the other hand, a large nu...

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Main Authors: Enrique Morales, Eduardo Gutiérrez, Ana Hernández, Jorge Rojas-Rivera, Esther Gonzalez, Eduardo Hernández, Natalia Polanco, Manuel Praga, Amado Andrés
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Nefrología
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0211699515000181