Transplant Implantation Biopsies: An Interview
Some living donor kidneys are found to have biopsy evidence of chronic scarring and/or glomerular disease at implantation, but it is unclear if these biopsy findings help predict donor kidney recovery or allograft outcomes. In a study recently published in AJKD, Brendan Emmons & Ali Husain et al identified the prevalence of chronic histological changes and glomerular disease in donor kidneys, and their associations with donor and recipient outcomes.
Death-censored graft failure of 1,101 transplants with recipient follow-up available, by biopsy implantation finding group. Figure 2 from Emmons et al, © National Kidney Foundation.
AJKDBlog’s Interviews Editor, Timothy Yau @Maximal_Change, sat down with Dr Husain @SAHusainMD to dive into the topic of transplant implantation biopsies.
If the embedded player above doesn’t work, please click here to watch the video interview. Special thanks to Dr. Husain for their time and insight!
To view this Original Investigation by Emmons et al, please visit AJKD.org:
Title: Association of Implantation Biopsy Findings in Living Donor Kidneys With Donor and Recipient Outcomes
Authors: Brendan R. Emmons, Ibrahim Batal, Kristen L. King, Miko Yu, Pietro A. Canetta, P. Rodrigo Sandoval, Sumit Mohan, Demetra Tsapepas, Joel T. Adler, Lloyd E. Ratner, and S. Ali Husain
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.08.022
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