Renal isotransplantation without immunosuppression

Ann Surg. 1980 Jul;192(1):108-10. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198007000-00018.

Abstract

Four renal isografts have been performed and all have had satisfactory function for 7 1/2 to 17 2/3 years without prophylactic or therapeutic immunosuppression. Three of these patients originally had glomerulonephritis, and in one there was histologic evidence of recurrent disease, 7 1/2 years after transplantation, without proteinura and without change in renal function. Although this experience is small, it suggests that prophylactic immunosuppression is not appropriate for recipients of renal isografts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Diseases in Twins
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glomerulonephritis / surgery
  • Graft Survival*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Kidney / physiopathology
  • Kidney Glomerulus / ultrastructure
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Pregnancy
  • Pyelonephritis / surgery
  • Recurrence
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Isogeneic
  • Twins, Monozygotic