What has changed in kidney transplantation in small islands in Japan? Experience in our center

What has changed in kidney transplantation in small islands in Japan? Experience in our center

Abstract Background Okinoerabu Island and Tokunoshima Island lie in the sea to the south of the Japanese mainland, about 100 km north of Okinawa and about 500 km south of Kyushu. There are no facilities that specialize in kidney transplants, so the patients need to leave the island to undergo the pr...

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Main Authors: Hajime Hirano, Ryoichi Maenosono, Tomohisa Matsunaga, Hirofumi Uehara, Hayahito Nomi, Takuya Tsujino, Naoki Tanda, Kenkichi Saito, Taizo Uchimoto, Naokazu Ibuki, Teruo Inamoto, Yoshihiro Tokeshi, Haruhito Azuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Remote islands
Kidney transplantation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-017-0127-6

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