Pseudorejection and True Rejection after Kidney Transplantation: Classification and Clinical Significance | Zendy

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Pseudorejection and True Rejection after Kidney Transplantation: Classification and Clinical Significance

Author(s) -

Nazih Khater,

Raja B. Khauli

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

urologia internationalis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1423-0399

pISSN - 0042-1138

DOI - 10.1159/000342965

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney transplantation , clinical significance , transplantation , graft rejection , intensive care medicine , pathology , surgery

Multiple factors may result in an elevation in serum creatinine level after kidney transplantation, mimicking rejection. It is crucial to differentiate between a true rejection and other conditions inducing a 'pseudorejection', in order to avoid overtreatment, or worse, mistreatment. Our goal was to review and classify true rejections and pseudorejections and their clinical significance.

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