Native renal function after combined liver-kidney transplant for type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: initial report on the use of postoperative Technetium-99 m-mercaptoacetyltriglycine scans

A. Vagefi, Parsia; Qian, Jesse; M. Carlson, David; Marí Aparici, Carina; Hirose, Ryutaro; Vincenti, Flavio; Wojciechowski, David

doi:10.1111/tri.12066

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Native renal function after combined liver-kidney transplant for type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: initial report on the use of postoperative Technetium-99 m-mercaptoacetyltriglycine scans

Published in Transplant International • Feb 6, 2013

Authors:

Parsia A. Vagefi

Jesse Qian

David M. Carlson

Abstract

Type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is characterized by rapid deterioration of renal function. We sought to assess native kidney function after combined kidney-liver transplant (CLKTx) performed for type 1 HRS. We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional, single-center study. All patients with Type ...

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Medicine

Renal function

Hepatorenal syndrome

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