Long-term peritoneal dialysis followed by kidney transplantation for Takayasu arteritis: a case report

Long-term peritoneal dialysis followed by kidney transplantation for Takayasu arteritis: a case report

Abstract Background Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis of unknown etiology that primarily affects large vessels. Although renal involvement is frequent in TA, patients with TA undergoing renal replacement therapy, especially long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) and kidney transplantation...

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Main Authors: Akane Yanai, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Yoshitaka Ishibashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Takayasu arteritis
End-stage renal disease
Peritoneal dialysis
Kidney transplantation
Internal iliac artery
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1302-5

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