Favorable Short-Term Outcome of Living Donor Kidney Transplantations in Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Positive Cases by Pretransplant Splenectomy: A Case Report.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.02.129
Abstract: BACKGROUND The introduction of rituximab has contributed to successful living donor kidney transplantations in ABO-incompatible recipients and has replaced splenectomy for desensitization. However, several reports still suggest that postoperative splenectomy may be effective in preventing… read more here.
Keywords: donor kidney; pretransplant splenectomy; positive cases; living donor ... See more keywords