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World J Transplant. Oct 28, 2019; 9(6): 103-122
Published online Oct 28, 2019. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v9.i6.103
Published online Oct 28, 2019. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v9.i6.103
Therapeutic apheresis in kidney transplantation: An updated review
Maurizio Salvadori, Department of Transplantation Renal Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
Aris Tsalouchos, Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Saints Cosmas and Damian Hospital, Pescia 51017, Italy
Author contributions: Salvadori M and Tsalouchos A contributed equally to the manuscript; Salvadori M designed the study, performed the last revision and provided answers to the reviewers; Tsalouchos A collected the data from literature; Salvadori M and Tsalouchos A analyzed the collected data and wrote the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Salvadori M and Tsalouchos A do not have any conflict of interest in relation to the manuscript, as in the attached form.
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Corresponding author: Maurizio Salvadori, MD, Professor, Department of Transplantation Renal Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 18, Florence 50139, Italy. maurizio.salvadori1@gmail.com
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Received: September 1, 2019
Peer-review started: September 1, 2019
First decision: September 20, 2019
Revised: October 2, 2019
Accepted: October 15, 2019
Article in press: October 15, 2019
Published online: October 28, 2019
Peer-review started: September 1, 2019
First decision: September 20, 2019
Revised: October 2, 2019
Accepted: October 15, 2019
Article in press: October 15, 2019
Published online: October 28, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, pre-transplant immunological barriers and post-transplant clinical conditions still influence negatively graft and patient’s survival. Therapeutic aphaeresis can be applied in many of these conditions using a variety of devices and procedural approaches. This topic review will present a critical evaluation of the available modalities and examine the evidence supporting the application of therapeutic aphaeresis in kidney transplantation as an adjunctive therapeutic option in protocols both for pre-operative procedures and during the post-transplant period.