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For patients that return to dialysis after failed kidney transplantation, re-transplantation is safe, effective, and associated with a substantial mortality benefit compared to long-term dialysis [1]. Subsequent transplants, however, present additional immunologic and technical challenges, which may lead to increased complication rates and shorter graft survival [2, 3]. Here, we focus on the anatomic and surgical considerations in the setting of kidney re-transplant.
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Janek, K.C., Philip, J.L. (2022). Surgical Challenges in Kidney Re-transplantation. In: Aziz, F., Parajuli, S. (eds) Complications in Kidney Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13569-9_3
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