Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 29-31 , January 2009

Role of Pulsatile Perfusion With Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Deceased Donor Kidneys With Extensive Glomerular Thrombosis

  • D.D. Nghiem

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transplantation, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dai D. Nghiem, MD, 340 Huelva Court, Oceanside, CA 92057, USA
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  • P.R. Olson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • K.K. Sureshkumar

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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PII: S0041-1345(08)01597-2

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.150

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 29-31 , January 2009

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