Living Donor Kidney Volume as a Predictor of Graft Function: Is There a Role for Proteinuria?


Akoglu H., Yildirim T., Eldem G., Arik G., Yilmaz R., Kutlugun A. A., ...More

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.45, no.1, pp.77-81, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background. The proposed mechanism by which nephron underdosing contributes to graft failure is hyperfiltration damage leading to proteinuria and nephron loss. We evaluated whether proteinuria had an impact on the relationship between graft size and outcome in living donor kidney transplantation.