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During the period from November 1972 to February 1975, 39 patients received second renal grafts in our institution. The clinical course of the patients was analyzed and compared with 121 patients who received only one graft during the same period. The graft survival either from living related or cadaveric sources was inferior in the second graft group. However, mortality was not increased by re-transplantation. Major differences were noted in the occurrence of hyperacute or accelerated type rejections. There was a high incidence of this type of rejection in the second graft group, especially in the simultaneous retransplant group.
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Nakajima, N., Goldson, H., Butt, K. et al. Clinical study of second kidney transplantation. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 6, 24–28 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02468616
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02468616