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Successful Use of the Inferior Mesenteric Vein for Renal Transplantation

  1. Pratik Patel,
  2. Venkatesh Krishnamurthi*

Article first published online: 30 JUN 2003

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00177.x

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American Journal of Transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volume 3, Issue 8, pages 1040–1042, August 2003

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Patel, P. and Krishnamurthi, V. (2003), Successful Use of the Inferior Mesenteric Vein for Renal Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation, 3: 1040–1042. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00177.x

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  1. Section of Renal Transplantation, The Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

* * Corresponding author: Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, krishnv@ccf.org

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 JUN 2003
  2. Article first published online: 30 JUN 2003
  3. Received 26 December 2002, revised and accepted for publication 1 April 2003

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