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Is tacrolimus associated with fewer surgical complications than ciclosporin after kidney–pancreas transplantation?

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boxed-textSteurer W et al. (2005) Spectrum of surgical complications after simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation in a prospectively randomized study of two immunosuppressive protocols. Nephrol Dial Transplant 20 (Suppl 2): Sii54–Sii61

Tacrolimus should not be considered superior to ciclosporin in the prevention of surgical complications after simultaneous kidney–pancreas transplantation

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    Ugo Boggi, Piero Marchetti & Franco Mosca

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Boggi, U., Marchetti, P. & Mosca, F. Is tacrolimus associated with fewer surgical complications than ciclosporin after kidney–pancreas transplantation?. Nat Rev Nephrol 1, 76–77 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0043

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