Renal amyloidosis surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

Overview

In renal amyloidosis, surgery is usually reserved for patients developed with end stage renal disease.^[1]

In renal amyloidosis, renal transplantation is an alternative approach to chronic dialysis.^[2]
The patients with renal amyloidosis are good candidates for transplantation.^[1]
In primary amyloidosis, renal transplantation is considered and it will improve long-term survival and quality of life.^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Gursu M, Yelken B, Caliskan Y, Kazancioglu R, Yazici H, Kilicaslan I, Turkmen A, Sever MS (June 2012). "Outcome of patients with amyloidosis after renal transplantation: a single-center experience". Int J Artif Organs. 35 (6): 444–9. doi:10.5301/ijao.5000091. PMID 22562370.
↑ Heering P, Hetzel R, Grabensee B, Opelz G (June 1998). "Renal transplantation in secondary systemic amyloidosis". Clin Transplant. 12 (3): 159–64. PMID 9642504.
↑ Mahmood S, Palladini G, Sanchorawala V, Wechalekar A (February 2014). "Update on treatment of light chain amyloidosis". Haematologica. 99 (2): 209–21. doi:10.3324/haematol.2013.087619. PMC 3912950. PMID 24497558.