Development of Banff Classification from 1991 to 2019 for identifying renal allograft rejection: a narrative review for nephrologists

Authors

  • Murtaza Dhrolia Department of Nephrology, The Kidney Centre Postgraduate Training Institute, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Aasim Ahmad Department of Nephrology, The Kidney Centre Postgraduate Training Institute, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3987

Abstract

Renal pathologists, nephrologists and transplant surgeons held a meeting in 1991 at Banff, Canada, and developed a classification scheme that standardised the international classification of renal allograft biopsies and called it the Banff Classification. Following the first meeting, 15 meetings were held, usually every two years, that revised the classification in the light of new evidence and techniques. The latest printed consensus was after the 2019 meeting in Pittsburgh in the United States of America. Several articles have been published in the last 30 years that have created ambiguities for nephrologists and have made things challenging for the expert pathologists. The current perspective review was planned to make it easy and clear for beginners and for practitioners how the Banff Classification has evolved since its inception.

Key Words: Development, Banff classification, Renal allograft rejection.

Author Biography

Aasim Ahmad, Department of Nephrology, The Kidney Centre Postgraduate Training Institute, Karachi, Pakistan

Professor and Chief

Department of Nephrology

Published

2022-04-19

How to Cite

Dhrolia, M., & Ahmad, A. . (2022). Development of Banff Classification from 1991 to 2019 for identifying renal allograft rejection: a narrative review for nephrologists. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(8), 1615–1621. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3987

Issue

Section

Narrative Review