Simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: future perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aims of this narrative review were (i) to describe the current indications of SLKT, (ii) to report evolution of SLKT activity, (iii) to report the outcomes of SLKT, (iv) to explain the immune-protective effect of liver transplant on kidney transplant, (v) to explain the interest of delay kidney transplantation, using hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP), (vi) to report kidney after liver transplantation (KALT) indications and (vii) to describe the value of the increase in the use of extended criteria donors (ECD) and particular controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) transplant, thanks to the development of new organ preservation strategies.

Method

Electronic databases were screened using the keywords "Simultaneous", "Combined", "kidney transplantati

SUBMITTER: Prudhomme T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11335780 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature