Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 2744-2747 , November 2007

Lymphocele After Kidney Transplantation

  • Z. Ziȩtek

      Affiliations

    • Department of the General Surgery and Transplantology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Zbigniew Ziȩtek, MD, PhD, Department of General Surgery and Transplantology, ul. Powst. Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.
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  • T. Sulikowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of the General Surgery and Transplantology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland
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  • K. Tejchman

      Affiliations

    • Department of the General Surgery and Transplantology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland
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  • J. Sieńko

      Affiliations

    • Department of the General Surgery and Transplantology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland
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  • M. Janeczek

      Affiliations

    • Department of the General Surgery and Transplantology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland
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  • I. Iwan-Ziȩtek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathophysiology Medical College, Nicolai Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
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  • K. Kȩdzierska

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Diseases and Nephrology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland.
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  • D. Rość

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathophysiology Medical College, Nicolai Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
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  • K. Ciechanowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Diseases and Nephrology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland.
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  • M. Ostrowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of the General Surgery and Transplantology, Pomerenian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland

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PII: S0041-1345(07)00980-3

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.08.041

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 2744-2747 , November 2007

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