Recurrent and De Novo Diseases after Renal Transplantation Syed Hussain Sundaram Hariharan Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226 INTRODUCTION Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with…
Evaluation and Treatment of Graft Dysfunction John R. Crew David J. Cohen Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032 INTRODUCTION The importance of monitoring and…
The Road to Transplantation Tolerance Alan D. Salama* Mohamed H. Sayegh† *Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Ducane Road, London W120NN, UK; and †Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital &…
Immunosuppression Anthony J. Langone* Harold J. Helderman† *Veteran Affairs Hospital, Nashville Campus; and *†Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232. INTRODUCTION Kidney transplantation is the replacement…
Extracorporeal Blood Purification: Applications in the Renal Transplant Patient Andrew E. Briglia Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 INTRODUCTION End-stage renal disease (ESRD) currently…
Surgical Issues in the Transplant Recipient David B. Leeser Stephen T. Bartlett Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 PRETRANSPLANT CARE AND…
Initial Hospitalization Care Mary Ann Cameron Ruben L. Velez* Karl R. Brinker† University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390; * Dallas Nephrology Associates, Dallas, Texas 75235; and †Dallas…
Renal Allograft Preservation Mitchell L. Henry Ronald P. Pelletier Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Living-related renal transplantation became…
Approach to the Highly Sensitized Patient Joseph M. Nogueira Eugene J. Schweitzer* Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine; and *Division of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore,…
Waiting List Management Jay Lakkis Matthew R. Weir Gabriel M. Danovitch Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201; and Division of Nephrology,…
