Evaluation of Distant Sentinel Skin Allografts for Monitoring of Rejection of Limb Transplants

• Authors: MOLITOR Martin; ZAMFIRESCU Dragos; OWEN Earl R.; BISHOP Alex G.; WRIGHT Ben; LANZETTA Marco
• Year of publication: 2004
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Abstract Book 5th APFSSH Congress
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Surgery incl. transplantology
• Keywords: experimental limb transplantation; monitoring of rejection
• Description: Findings confirm a significant visual and histological delay in rejection of the limb skin compared to the distant sentinel skin graft. Skin grafts transplanted simultaneously with limbs cna be a useful marker of early rejection of the limb allotransplant