Rapid reduction of high-level pre-formed donor-specific antibodies after simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: a report of two cases.

Sum Wing Christina LaiAllyson NewmanJane MawsonFrederika Abou-DaherNarelle WatsonAvik MajumdarKate WyburnSteve ChadbanDavid Gracey

Published in: BMC nephrology (2020)

These cases support the protective immunoregulatory role of the liver in the setting of SLKT, with no extra desensitisation treatment given pre-operatively for these highly sensitised patients.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation