Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Swati Arora

Publications

• Review Article
  Paired Exchange: A New Innovation in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
  Author(s): Swati Arora and Kalathil K Suresh KumarSwati Arora and Kalathil K Suresh Kumar
  
  Barriers to traditional living-donor kidney transplantation include ABO incompatibility and positive cross-match. Paired exchange kidney transplantation (PEKT) is a viable an increasingly popular method to increase live donation. We discuss the pros and cons as well as the various ways to achieve PEKT along with a review of existing literature. To achieve the full potential of PEKT, the transplant community at large needs to work toward a national kidney paired donation program along with a centralized financial intermediary... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000169

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