Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 39-41 , January 2006

Early Donor Lymph Node Procurement and Local HLA Typing Reduce Cold Ischemia Time and Risk of Acute Tubular Necrosis in Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation

  • J. Ziaja

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jacek Ziaja, Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Silesian Medical University, ul. Francuska 20-24, 40-027 Katowice, Poland
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  • R. Król

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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  • J. Chudek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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  • H. Zakliczyńska

      Affiliations

    • National Coordinating Centre POLTRANSPLANT, Warsaw, Poland
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  • S. Sekta

      Affiliations

    • National Coordinating Centre POLTRANSPLANT, Warsaw, Poland
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  • U. Siekiera

      Affiliations

    • HLA and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Regional Blood Centre, Katowice, Poland
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  • A. Więcek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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  • L. Cierpka

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland

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PII: S0041-1345(05)01444-2

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.11.085

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 39-41 , January 2006

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