Use of elastographic techniques as noninvasive tools in assessment of renal allograft fibrosis

• Main Authors: Mohamed A Alsenbesy (Author), Abdelkader A Hashem (Author), Ghada M Abdelrazek (Author), Mohammed H Hassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context Chronic allograft dysfunction is still the main cause of late allograft loss in kidney transplantation. Increased serum creatinine could be an indicator of progressive damage of the renal allograft and tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis, which need to be confirmed by the invasive, som...