Living kidney transplantation: a starting experience

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 475 - 478
• Main Authors: Veroux, P, Veroux, M, Puliatti, C, Macarone, M, Cappello, D, Caglià, P, Puliatti, D, Vizcarra, D
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.2004; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Humans; Immunosuppression - adverse effects; Immunosuppression - methods; Italy; Kidney Transplantation - immunology; Kidney Transplantation - methods; Living Donors - supply & distribution; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrectomy - adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Spouses; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the urinary system; Italy; Human; Treatment; Urinary system; Surgery; Living donor; Graft; Transplantation; Homotransplantation; Kidney

We present our initial experience with living kidney transplantation. From January 2001 to December 2002, we performed 27 living kidney transplants using immunosuppression with induction basiliximab, cyclosporine (n = 10 patients), or tacrolimus (n = 17), mycophenolate mofetil, and steroids. Ninetee...