Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation with concurrent allograft nephrectomy for recipients with prior renal transplants lost to BK virus nephropathy: two case reports

S Kubal; J A Powelson; T E Taber; M L Goble; J A Fridell

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.05.089

Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation with concurrent allograft nephrectomy for recipients with prior renal transplants lost to BK virus nephropathy: two case reports

Transplant Proc. 2010 Jul-Aug;42(6):2009-10. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.05.089.

Authors

S Kubal¹, J A Powelson, T E Taber, M L Goble, J A Fridell

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

PMID: 20692394
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.05.089

Abstract

Candidacy for retransplantation after allograft loss due to BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) with or without allograft nephrectomy is controversial. This report describes 2 renal transplant recipients who lost their grafts to BKVN and subsequently underwent simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation with allograft nephrectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
BK Virus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / surgery
Humans
Kidney Diseases / surgery
Kidney Diseases / virology*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
Male
Nephrectomy
Polyomavirus Infections / complications*
Polyomavirus Infections / surgery
Reoperation
Treatment Failure
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