Impact of the explanting surgeon's impression of donor arteriosclerosis on outcome of kidney transplantations from donors aged ≥65 years.
Fabian EchterdiekConstantin TilgenerJürgen DipponDaniel KittererJustus Scheder-BieschinGregor PaulMatthias OttUlrich HumkeVedat SchwengerJoerg LatusPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)
Our data suggest that the explanting surgeon's assessment of donor arteriosclerosis is associated with allograft function. Larger studies and better standardization of kidney inspection after explantation are required to further explore the impact of surgeon's appraisal in KT.