To do or not to do kidney biopsy in pediatric donors to evaluate transplant eligibility?

Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Dec;21(8). doi: 10.1111/petr.13074. Epub 2017 Oct 22.

Authors

F Fortarezza¹, G Serio¹, M Rossini², R Rossi¹, G Fiore¹, D Piscitelli¹, M Battaglia³, L Gesualdo², L Resta¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathology Division, Medical School, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Nephrology Division, Medical School, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Medical School, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.

PMID: 29057551
DOI: 10.1111/petr.13074

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Child
Graft Survival
Humans
Kidney
Kidney Transplantation*
Tissue Donors*