The role of splenectomy in cadaveric renal transplantation

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L L VertunoW P Geis

Abstract

We analyzed 50 consecutive cadaver renal transplants to ascertain what benefit, if any, accrued from pretransplantation splenectomy. Because antithymocyte globulin was administered in a random fashion to some patients, its effects were also analyzed. Recipient modification with either modality enhanced graft survival in first transplants when compared to no modification (splenectomy versus no modification 62 versus 27%, p = 0.06; ATG versus modification 75 versus 27%, p = 0.01). The collective experience with splenectomy, its rationale, and its complications are discussed.

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Jun 16, 2004·American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·Kota TakahashiUNKNOWN Japanese ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation Committee

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