2018 American Transplant Congress
Rejection and Graft Loss in Patients with BK Viremia after Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: BK virus is a recognized cause of kidney allograft dysfunction. The treatment of BK is immunosuppression reduction. This reduction in patients with a simultaneous…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of New Pancreas Transplant Allocation Policy on Pancreas Transplant Volume and Outcomes: A Single Center Study
BACKGROUND: A UNOS/OPTN policy approved in 2015 allowed simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants (SPK) for type-2 diabetic patients. We examined the effect of this policy on volume…
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