Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver/Kidney Transplants Are Equivalent to Kidney Transplant Alone: A Preliminary Report | Zendy

Steven I. Hanish | Zendy; Milagros Samaniego | Zendy; Joshua D. Mezrich | Zendy; David P. Foley | Zendy; Glen Leverson | Zendy; David Lorentzen | Zendy; Hans W. Sollinger | Zendy; John D. Pirsch | Zendy; Anthony M. D’Alessandro | Zendy; Luis A. Fernandez | Zendy

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Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver/Kidney Transplants Are Equivalent to Kidney Transplant Alone: A Preliminary Report

Author(s) -

Steven I. Hanish,

Milagros Samaniego,

Joshua D. Mezrich,

David P. Foley,

Glen Leverson,

David Lorentzen,

Hans W. Sollinger,

John D. Pirsch,

Anthony M. D’Alessandro,

Luis A. Fernandez

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45

H-Index - 204

eISSN - 1534-6080

pISSN - 0041-1337

DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181e17014

Subject(s) - medicine , panel reactive antibody , liver transplantation , urology , kidney , kidney transplantation , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , sensitization , transplantation , kidney disease , surgery , immunology , physics , optics

With adoption of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, the number of simultaneous liver-kidney transplants (SLK) has greatly increased. A recent registry study questioned the equity of allocating kidney transplants (KTx) simultaneously with liver transplantation due to poor outcomes (Locke et al., Transplantation 2008; 85: 935).

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