PubMed · 16979976
Second and third kidney transplantations.
Abstract
We reviewed the results of second and third kidney transplantations at our center. Among 1500 patients who had undergone kidney transplantation from 1968 to October 2005, we discovered 77 (male 55 and female 22 of overall mean age = 48.9 years) second transplantations and 5 (male 4, female 1; mean age = 46.8 years) third transplantations. The 82 kidneys were derived from living donors in 67 patients and from cadaveric donors in 15 patients. The mean duration from the first to the second transplantation was 89 months, and from the second to the third transplantation, 32.7 months. Among the second and third transplantations and graft nephrectomies, we failed to observe additional surgical complications compared with first transplants and over 80% graft survival at 1 year.
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S C Park, I S Moon, Y B Koh. 2006. Second and third kidney transplantations.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.018
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