Lean body mass in living kidney donors impacts postoperative renal function.
Robert Anthony KeenanAisling U Nic An RíoghDavid BrennanMartina MorrinMichael J LeeNiall Francis DavisAtakelet A FeredeDilly M LittlePublished in: World journal of urology (2024)
When selecting donors, this study highlights that patients with low skeletal mass are unlikely to underperform in terms of recovery of their renal function postoperatively at one year when compared to patients with normal muscle mass and should not be a barrier to kidney donation.
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