Histological analysis of pre-transplant deceased donor renal biopsies and its association with long-term graft survival and function

• Main Authors: Karla Pegas (Author), Roger Kist (Author), Cynthia Keitel (Author), Larissa Pacheco Larissa Pacheco (Author), Eduardo Cambruzzi (Author), Elizete Keitel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pre-implantation kidney biopsy is a diagnostic tool used for deciding whether to accept an expanded-criteria deceased donor graft. However, the study of histopathological lesions in renal compartments as prognostic factors for graft function and survival has led to conflicting results. O...