Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 2740-2743 , November 2007

Did Volume of Lymphocele After Kidney Transplantation Determine the Choice of Treatment Modality?

  • R. Król

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Katowice, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Robert Król, MD, PhD, Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, 40-027 Katowice, ul. Francuska 20/24, Poland.
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  • A. Kolonko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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  • J. Chudek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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  • J. Ziaja

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Katowice, Poland
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  • J. Pawlicki

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Katowice, Poland
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  • A. Mały

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Katowice, Poland
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  • A. Kunsdorf-Wnuk

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, Katowice, Poland.
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  • L. Cierpka

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Katowice, Poland
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  • A. Więcek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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PII: S0041-1345(07)00978-5

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.08.039

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 2740-2743 , November 2007

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