Mechanisms of allorecognition and organ transplant rejection.

abstract：:Complete situs inversus (SI) is a very rare anomaly characterized by the total inversion of all abdominal and thoracic organs. SI has been traditionally considered an absolute contraindication for liver and heart transplantation. We report a case of a donor with complete SI diagnosed at the time of organ recovery and ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Polak WG,Chudoba PJ,Patrzalek D,Szyber P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Institut Georges Lopez-1 (IGL-1) is a new preservation solution with lower potassium and lower viscosity than University Wisconsin solution (UW). These characteristics which improve liver preservation lead us to evaluate clinical effects of IGL-1 in a randomized controlled study with UW. MATERIAL/METHODS:Fr...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Dondéro F,Paugam-Burtz C,Danjou F,Stocco J,Durand F,Belghiti J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of liver grafts obtained from a cadaver can be greatly increased with the application of split liver transplantation. In the last 10 years, pediatric waiting list mortality has been reduced significantly with the use of this form of liver transplantation, which has 2 major forms. In its most commonly used f...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Liu H,Li R,Fu J,He Q,Li J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Perioperative monitoring and hemodynamic management after heterotopic thoracic cardiac xenotransplantation is challenging due to 2 independently beating hearts. Telemetry allows continuous monitoring of hemodynamic parameters of both the donor and recipient hearts. We describe our experience and report on t...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Längin M,Panelli A,Reichart B,Kind A,Brenner P,Mayr T,Abicht JM

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are used to treat heart failure. Preoperative prediction of RV function after LVAD implantation is crucial. Correlations were found between preoperative echo and RV function after LVAD implantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 23 male patients (8 i...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Nadziakiewicz P,Niklewski T,Szyguła-Jurkiewicz B,Pacholewicz J,Zakliczyński M,Borkowski J,Hrapkowicz T,Zembala M

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper outlines the effect that the Transplant Games have had in influencing public opinion and the translation of that effect resulting in increased organ donation and transplantation in the global venues in which this activity took place. A brief account of the history of the Transplant Games now 25 years after ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Slapak M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects more than 260 million people globally, with increasing incidence, especially in developing countries. Despite antiviral therapies, HBV-related end-stage liver disease remains one of the most important indications for liver transplantation worldwide. Although new available treatments...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Zanetto A,Ferrarese A,Bortoluzzi I,Burra P,Russo FP

更新日期：2016-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), associated with the presence of C4d deposits, is well-defined in kidney transplantation but much less documented in liver transplantation (LTx). The aim of our study was to retrospectively analyze a group of pediatric liver transplant recipients who experienced episodes of ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Markiewicz-Kijewska M,Kaliciński P,Kluge P,Piątosa B,Rękawek A,Jankowska I,Kostecka E,Kurowski PN

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study examined the attitude of patients' relatives in South Korea toward organ donation after brain death. MATERIAL AND METHODS A structured questionnaire was used to obtain the information on the attitude toward organ donation for relatives of patients who were admitted to the surgical intensive care ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Lee HJ,Jin MJ,Han SY,Han KH,Oh SW,Jang HY,Park UJ,Kim HT,Roh YN

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fungal infections have a significant impact on patient survival after liver transplantation, mostly caused by Candida and Aspergillus. The clinical manifestations vary, and range from colonization, active local infection, to severe invasive form. A high degree of suspicion is required for the early diagnosis...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Marzaban R,Salah M,Mukhtar AM,Dwedar RA,Abdel-Latif W,Mahmoud I

更新日期：2014-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insufficiency of blood vessels supplying a limb allograft may lead to loss of the extremity. Thus, a regular evaluation of perfusion of transplants seems a reasonable approach. The purpose of the present study was assessment of allograft perfusion by means of non-invasive methods. MATERIAL/METHODS:Six hand ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Małecki R,Gacka M,Boratyńska M,Dumas I,Jabłecki J,Chełmoński A,Fiodorenko-Dumas Z,Adamiec R,Klinger M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Glutathione S-Tranferases (GST) are the enzymes which are strictly specific for epithelial cells of the proximal and distal tubules in the kidney. These enzymes are detected in the urine when some tubular damage process is found. In healthy people urine GST is hardly detected. The goal of this study was to e...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Polak WP,Kosieradzki M,Kwiatkowski A,Danielewicz R,Lisik W,Michalak G,Paczek L,Lao M,Wałaszewski J,Rowiński WA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Inflammatory activity of the artery can be assessed by measuring 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake with positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET/CT). Improvement in vascular function after renal transplantation has been reported, but no studies have used 18F-FDG PET/CT to examine the chan...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Yoon HE,Kim Y,Kim SD,Oh JK,Chung YA,Shin SJ,Yang CW,Seo SM

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achievement of sustained virological response (SVR) is the main goal of interferon/ribavirin (IFN/RBV) antiviral therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). In this study, we have retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of low accelerati...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Su H,Liu Z,Sun Y,Li H,Zhou S,Zhou X,Gao Y,Tang R,Zhang D,Zhang M

更新日期：2015-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implantation site is an important factor affecting the effect of islet transplantation. In the literature, the gastric subserous space (GSS) is rarely used as the implantation site of islets. Our present study reports the initial results with a limited numbers of islets transplanted into the GSS in Lewis rat...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Liu X,Zhang J,Li Y,Hu S,Zhang G,Wang L

更新日期：2014-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND ABO-incompatible (ABO-i) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a feasible alternative for donor liver allograft in emergency situations, especially in Asia, where deceased-donor organs remain scarce. The reported outcomes of ABO-i LDLT after optimal desensitization are comparable to those of ABO-comp...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Hsu SC,Thorat A,Jeng LB,Li PC,Chen TH,Yang HR,Poon KS

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The draft of the working group of experts for a Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Xenotransplantation was finalized in September 2001, ending a working period of two and a half years. This paper will briefly reflect upon the development of the recommendation up to this point in time. A s...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Härtel I,Council of Europe.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience of Warsaw Pancreas Laboratory is presented. Some improvement in the methods of rat, human and pig pancreases digestion, and in identification of Langerhans islets by means of intravenous injection of I-DTZ was achieved. For immunoisolation of islets, 2 methods were elaborated: capsules containing alginate/p...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Orłowski T,Tatarkiewicz K,Sitarek E,Sabat M,Fiedor P,Samsel R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of treated preoperative bacterial infections on the outcome of living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is not well defined. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of pre-transplant bacterial infections within one month before LDLT and their impact on the post-transplant morbidity a...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Hara T,Soyama A,Takatsuki M,Hidaka M,Carpenter I,Kinoshita A,Adachi T,Kitasato A,Kuroki T,Eguchi S

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early post-operative hyperglycemia is commonly encountered in patients without pre-existing diabetes mellitus who are undergoing kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of early post-operative hyperglycemia on graft and patient survival after kidney transplantation in our ce...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Kek PC,Tan HC,Kee TY,Goh SY,Bee YM

更新日期：2013-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early initiation of enteral nutrition is recommended after some surgical procedures. This study retrospectively analyzed the effects of addition of early enteral nutrition (EEN) support during the postoperative phase in patients after living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). MATERIAL AND METHODS:The subje...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Ei S,Shinoda M,Itano O,Obara H,Kitago M,Hibi T,Yagi H,Abe Y,Matsubara K,Ono Y,Kawachi S,Hoshino K,Kuroda T,Tanabe M,Kitagawa Y

更新日期：2015-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal models to investigate pathophysiology and xenotransplantation require complex techniques and significant animal utilization. The aim of the study was to develop a reliable ex-vivo technique to test xenotransplant interventions. MATERIAL/METHODS:Miniature Swine being utilized for a nonsurvival study a...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Guarrera JV,Stone J,Tulipan J,Jhang J,Arrington B,Boykin J,Markowitz G,Ratner LE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of transplant surgeries across the globe has markedly increased in recent decades and is associated with improvement in outcomes. Factors that could improve the organization of post-transplant care are sought. The aim of our study was to evaluate the changes in post-transplant care in the largest ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Szymańska A,Pączek L,Mucha K,Krajewska M,Florczak M,Ciszek M,Sańko-Resmer J,Chmura A,Nazarewski S,Górski A,Durlik M,Krawczyk M,Foroncewicz B

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early phase of MPA exposure has rarely been investigated after solid organ transplantation, especially in heart transplantation patients. We evaluated the association between exposure to mycophenolic acid (MPA), a main metabolite of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and clinical events within 3 months after h...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Roan JN,Chou CH,Hsu CH,Wu SY,Huang YC,Yang YJ,Luo CY

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) and Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) assist clinicians with the selection of deceased donor kidneys. This scoring system is based on 10 donor factors including Hepatitis C virus (HCV) status from serological or NAT testing. The donor HCV status (i.e., having either a positive hepati...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Sibulesky L,Kling CE,Limaye AP,Johnson CK

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Correction of hypovitaminosis D is simple, but it is unclear whether it is associated with an accelerated decline of renal allograft function in pediatric renal transplantation patients. This retrospective single center cohort study aimed at analyzing the effect of vitamin D and covariates on the slope of 1...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Wile B,Yoo E,Alvarez Elias AC,Subramanian L,Eager K,Sharma AP,Filler G

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance is a common problem in liver transplant recipients, but few studies have confirmed the psychosocial factors associated with sleep quality in patients after liver transplantation. This study aimed to identify the psychosocial factors related to sleep quality among liver transplant patients ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Zhu X,Ming Y,Liu J,Liu L,Cheng K,Mao P

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As newer immunosuppressive regimens have steadily reduced in the incidence of acute rejection and have extended the life expectancy of allograft recipients, posttransplant de novo malignancies have become an important cause of death in cadaveric donor transplantation. Also, according with the recent accumula...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Shimizu T,Hayashi M,Inoue Y,Komeda K,Asakuma M,Hirokawa F,Miyamoto Y,Tanigawa N,Uchiyama K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A short review of legal aspects of organ transplantation. The influence of type of consent and the family attitude on organ donation rate in all European countries. A special attention is given to the legal and ethical aspects of living organ and tissue transplantation. ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Aigner G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) has evolved and has been established as a surgical standard of care for kidney transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study retrospectively reviews 1132 patients who underwent 4 different laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomies: hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Cho SJ,Moon HW,Kang SM,Choi SW,Kim KS,Choi YS,Hong SH,Ha US,Lee JY,Kim SW,Kim JC,Cho HJ

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00