Renal transplantation for treatment of end-stage renal failure in cats. |
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Authors: | C R Gregory I M Gourley E J Kochin T W Broaddus |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616. |
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Abstract: | Renal transplantation was performed as treatment of end-stage renal failure in 23 cats. Twenty-two cats had chronic renal disease and 1 cat had acute renal disease associated with ethylene glycol-induced toxicosis. Sixteen cats were discharged from the hospital. Nine survived a mean of 8.4 +/- 6.5 months, and 7 cats continue to survive at the time of this report (mean 12.6 months). Seven cats died within 2 weeks of surgery. All renal allografts were obtained from unrelated blood-crossmatch-compatible donors. No deaths were attributable to acute renal allograft rejection, demonstrating the successful maintenance of renal allografts by use of cyclosporine and prednisolone immunosuppression in cats. |
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