J Korean Med Assoc.  2003 Oct;46(10):927-936. 10.5124/jkma.2003.46.10.927.

Recent Advancement in Renal Transplantation

• Kim YS
• Lee JH
• Huh KH

• KMID: 1957987
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2003.46.10.927

Abstract

This review will focus on the current issues in the government-driven regulation of transplantation practice in Korea, Korean renal transplant statistics, unrelated renal transplantation, renal transplantation in cross-match positive patients, preemptive renal transplantation, non-invasive renal imaging, novel minimally-invasive living donor nephrectomy, and tailored immunosuppression.

Keyword

Renal transplantation

MeSH Terms

Humans
Immunosuppression
Kidney Transplantation*
Korea
Living Donors
Nephrectomy

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