EAu guidelines on renal transplantation

Objectives: To produce a guidelines text, on behalf of the European Association of Urology, providing insights in the issues surrounding renal transplantation. Method: A group of international experts in renal transplantation carried out a non-structured literature review on available medical databases and urological literature. Result: A guideline text is presented providing an overview of key issues involved in the patients' management such as assessment of donors, pre-transplant evaluation, techniques, management, post-transplant care, etc. Conclusion: The current text represents a consensus statement developed by a group of international experts in renal transplantation. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.