Bilateral nephrectomy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients before or after renal transplantation: data from a retrospective cohort study
A posttransplant nephrectomy appears to be a relatively safe procedure. However, bilateral nephrectomies are highly invasive and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. The timing and surgical outcome after nephrectomy do not significantly affect long-term graft or patient survival.
Authors
- Anna L. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4833-8014)
- Wilfried Gwinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1703-893X)
- Oliver Beetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9213-5353)
- Gunilla Einecke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0205-9068)
- Felix Oldhafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1174-1494)
- Florian W. R. Vondran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8355-5017)
- Clara A. Weigle
- Nicolas Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-8308)
- J. Klempnauer
- Philipp Tessmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4092-3259)
Institutions
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Kidney Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaf155
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00