Hematologic Malignancies

Transplant nephrology

Questions discussed in this category

How do you approach treatment for patients with proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits (PGNMID) with end-stage renal disease who are considering kidney transplant?

Most patients with PGNMID have no detectable disease in their marrow or blood and urine protein cannot adequately be monitored.

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How would you approach post-operative VTE prophylaxis for renal transplant in patients with a prior history of provoked VTE?

Are there specific guidelines for managing this patient population?

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Papers discussed in this category

European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes, 2021 Dec 06

Antithrombotic Management in Adult Kidney Transplantation: A European Survey Study.

Kidney international, 2018-07

Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin G deposits is associated with high rate of early recurrence in the allograft.

BMC nephrology, 2019-02-14

Complete biopsy-proven resolution of deposits in recurrent proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits (PGNMIGD) following rituximab treatment in renal allograft.

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