Transplant Medicine
Preemptive transplant for patients with diabetes-related kidney disease benefits some
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 6th, 2006
According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, "Pre-emptive kidney transplantation (PreKT) before initiation of chronic dialysis has been examined recently with favorable results as the most effective treatment for kidney failure. Given that few of these studies are disease specific, the present analyses investigated the outcomes of PreKT by transplantation option and diabetes type."
B.N. Becker and colleagues at the University Renal Research and Education Association explained, "The impact of...
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