Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 42-45 , January 2006

The Intrarenal Vascular Resistance Parameters Measured by Duplex Doppler Ultrasound Shortly After Kidney Transplantation in Patients With Immediate, Slow, and Delayed Graft Function

  • J. Chudek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to J. Chudek, Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, ul. Francuska 20/24, 40-027 Katowice, Poland
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  • A. Kolonko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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  • R. Król

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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  • J. Ziaja

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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  • L. Cierpka

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Silesian Medical University, 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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PII: S0041-1345(05)01469-7

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.013

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 42-45 , January 2006

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