RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical evaluation of the urinary sediment after renal allotransplantation
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 99
OP 103
DO 10.1136/jcp.23.2.99
VO 23
IS 2
A1 M. Papadimitriou
A1 G. D. Chisholm
A1 A. E. Kulatilake
A1 R. Shackman
YR 1970
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/23/2/99.abstract
AB The detection of lymphoid cells by routine examination of the urine after renal allotransplantation has proved to be a useful early indication of rejection. In a study of 36 rejection episodes, 20 (56%) were associated with a significant number of lymphocytes in the urine. The incidence was much higher when rejection occurred during the first month after operation (76%); lymphocytes were rarely found when rejection occurred after three months. The appearance of lymphocytes in the urine was of particular value for detecting rejection in patients with prolonged oliguria after transplantation.