Splenectomy as a Risk Factor for Graft Rejection Following Endothelial Transplantation: Retrospective Study
Our results suggest that splenectomy has no major effect on the outcome following DMEK. Subsequent, ACAID may not be the main reason for the favorable immunological outcomes in DMEK, or the camero-splenic axis may be subordinate in humans. However, we only included 16 patients who underwent splenectomy, so it might be possible that we missed a minor effect.
Authors
- Thomas Reinhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4937-6936)
- Daniel Böhringer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9042-0508)
- Philip Maier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4549-3585)
- Thabo Lapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7097-7587)
- Paola Kammrath Betancor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7654-6032)
Institutions
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- St. Franziskus Hospital (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interactive Journal of Medical Research
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/50106
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00