The banff schema and differential diagnosis of allograft dysfunction

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 753 - 754
• Main Author: Racusen, L.C.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.2004; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Diagnosis, Differential; Graft Rejection - diagnosis; Humans; Medical sciences; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Reproducibility of Results; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the urinary system; Transplantation, Homologous; Human; Treatment; Dysfunction; Surgery; Homograft; Graft; Transplantation; Differential diagnostic

The pathological findings on renal allograft biopsy specimens are often complex. By carefully defining the morphological features of acute allograft rejection, the Banff schema provides an important tool for the differential diagnosis of acute allograft dysfunction. This article reviews the criteria...