Journal article
Effectiveness and Harms of Using Kidneys with Small Renal Tumors from Deceased or Living Donors as a Source of Renal Transplantation: A Systematic Review
Abstract
CONTEXT: Kidney transplantation is the best treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease. Incidence of small renal masses (SRMs), which most frequently are renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), is highest in patients aged >60 yr. The increasing age of donors can lead to the diagnosis of a higher number of SRMs when assessing the patient for transplantation, and so can theoretically decrease the number of kidneys suitable for transplantation. …
Authors
Hevia V; Hassan Zakri R; Fraser Taylor C; Bruins HM; Boissier R; Lledo E; Regele H; Budde K; Figueiredo A; Breda A
Journal
European Urology Focus, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 508–517
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.euf.2018.01.018
ISSN
2405-4569