Kristian Heldal

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Kristian Heldal er spesialist i indremedisin og i nyresykdommer, seksjonsoverlege ved Avdeling for transplantasjonsmedisin, Oslo universitetssykehus og professor ved Universitetet i Oslo.

Articles by Kristian Heldal

Kidney transplantation past and present

Kristian Heldal

13.12.2021: Norway's kidney transplant programme is of a high quality thanks to the close cooperation between Oslo University Hospital and the other Norwegian hospitals. The main challenge is the gap between the need for organs and organ availability. The first human-to-human kidney transplant was performed in...

Renal transplantation is also an option for patients over 70

Kristian Heldal,
Anders Hartmann,
Torbjørn Leivestad,
Bjørn Lien,
Aksel Espen Foss,
Karsten Midtvedt

18.10.2011: Patients with terminal chronic renal failure (stage 5) can be offered conservative medical treatment or active renal replacement therapy. Renal transplantation is accepted as the best alternative with the proviso that the patient is capable of tolerating surgery and the subsequent medical treatment...