KIDNEY-TRANSPLANTATION IN SAUDI-ARABIA - A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

Authors
ALKHUDAIR WK HURAIB SO
Citation
Wk. Alkhudair et So. Huraib, KIDNEY-TRANSPLANTATION IN SAUDI-ARABIA - A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE, World journal of urology, 14(4), 1996, pp. 268-271
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
World journal of urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07244983
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
268 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0724-4983(1996)14:4<268:KIS-AU>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Kidney transplantation in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia began 16 years a go, In this relatively short period, transplantation has developed so quickly that Saudi Arabia currently has the largest cadaveric kidney t ransplantation program in the Moslem world. This article illustrates t he achievements and progress made through the past and casts a light o n differences in the transplantation practice in this part of the worl d.