Effect of Donor/Recipient Body Weight Mismatch on Patient and Graft Outcome in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation | Zendy

Amgad E. ElAgroudy | Zendy; Nabil Hassan | Zendy; Mohamed A. Bakr | Zendy; Mohamed A. Foda | Zendy; Ahmed A. Shokeir | Zendy; Ahmed B. Shehab ElDin | Zendy; Mohamed A. Ghoneim | Zendy

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Effect of Donor/Recipient Body Weight Mismatch on Patient and Graft Outcome in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation

Author(s) -

Amgad E. ElAgroudy,

Nabil Hassan,

Mohamed A. Bakr,

Mohamed A. Foda,

Ahmed A. Shokeir,

Ahmed B. Shehab ElDin,

Mohamed A. Ghoneim

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

american journal of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 85

eISSN - 1421-9670

pISSN - 0250-8095

DOI - 10.1159/000072819

Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , transplantation , body mass index , renal function , kidney transplantation , kidney , surgery , nephron , urology , kidney disease , gastroenterology , endocrinology , physics , optics

There have been conflicting reports showing that kidneys from small donors may be at risk for graft loss if they are transplanted into large recipients. The aim of this work was to examine the donor/recipient body weight ratio (D/RBWR) on patient and graft outcome.

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