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Graft survival similar for kidneys from octogenarians

(HealthDay)—Graft survival is similar for recipients of kidneys from >80-year-old donors and donors aged ≤60 years, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Surgery

New strategies for donor kidney preservation

New treatment strategies over the last few decades have meant that nowadays 95 percent of transplanted kidneys function well for at least one year and that the average lifespan of a transplanted organ is between 10 and 15 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Transplanting HCV+ kidneys into HCV- recipients feasible

(HealthDay)—In a research letter published online April 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine, Philadelphia doctors write that they have cleared hepatitis C infections in 10 patients who received kidneys from deceased ...

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