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Aortoiliac calcification assessment via computed tomography in kidney transplantation: correlation with graft outcomes.

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study found that more calcium buildup in the main artery near the kidney transplant site linked to worse graft survival, but because it looked back at past records (not randomly assigned people), it shows a connection — not proof that the calcification caused the problem.

Who did this work

Ozkaya UE (Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Cigli Education Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. utkuerenozkaya@gmail.com.) · Polat ME (Department of Urology, Ministry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.) · Olcucuoglu E (Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.) · Uzerk Kibar M (Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.) · Olcucuoglu E (Department of Urology, Ministry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.) · Karakan MS (Department of Nephrology, Ministry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.) · Okten RS (Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-08-25
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-026-05760-2