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World J Transplant. Apr 24, 2017; 7(2): 152-160
Published online Apr 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i2.152
Published online Apr 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i2.152
Living related and living unrelated kidney transplantations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nasser Simforoosh, Hamidreza Shemshaki, Mohammad Nadjafi-Semnani, Mehdi Sotoudeh, Department of Urology, Shahid Labbafi Nejad Hospital, Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 198396-3113, Iran
Author contributions: Simforoosh N, Shemshaki H, Nadjafi-Semnani M and Sotoudeh M acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article and final approval; Sotoudeh M interpretation of data, revising the article and final approval.
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Correspondence to: Nasser Simforoosh, Professor, Department of Urology, Shahid Labbafi Nejad Hospital, Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 9th Boostan Avenue, Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran 198396-3113, Iran. simforoosh@iurtc.org.ir
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Received: November 21, 2016
Peer-review started: November 23, 2016
First decision: January 16, 2017
Revised: February 20, 2017
Accepted: April 6, 2017
Article in press: April 10, 2017
Published online: April 24, 2017
Peer-review started: November 23, 2016
First decision: January 16, 2017
Revised: February 20, 2017
Accepted: April 6, 2017
Article in press: April 10, 2017
Published online: April 24, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: The long, mid and short term follow-up of living related and unrelated kidney transplantation showed no significant difference in graft survival rate. Also, acute rejection rate was not significantly different between groups.