Assessment of the willingness of potential live related kidney donors.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colonic diverticular disease is rare in developing nations but common in Western and industrialized societies. Many studies show that heart and lung transplantation increase the risk of having severe diverticulitis, although the exact magnitude of this risk remain unclear because many of these studies have b...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Pagano D,Cintorino D,Gruttadauria S,Spada M,Echeverri G,Botrugno I,di Francesco F,Li Petri S,Gridelli B

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative circulatory risk factors are associated with unfavorable outcomes after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We investigated whether the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict intraoperative circulatory risks. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The perioperative data of 276 pat...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Chung HS,Kim ES,Cho MJ,Park CS

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a rare complication following liver transplantation (LT) and has high mortality. We describe our single-center experience with 6 cases of GVHD diagnosed over a period of 14 years in a total of 604 liver transplant recipients--283 deceased donor liver transplants (DDLT) and...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Elsiesy H,Ibrahim A,Selim K,Al Sebayel M,Broering D,Al Hamoudi W,Al Arieh R,Abaalkhail F

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report, for the first time, the data on the outcome of kidney transplantation activities in the Afghan population from Iran. MATERIAL/METHOD:We extracted the demographic, clinical and the outcome related data of all Afghan kidney transplanted patients, from 1998 to April 2006, from the United Nations Hig...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Moghani-Lankarani M,Assari S,Kardavani B,Einollah B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Hyperuricemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and chronic allograft nephropathy after renal transplantation. It has recently been demonstrated that treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia is associated with improved patient and graft survival; although, the underlying mechanis...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Bauer F,Pagonas N,Seibert FS,Zidek W,Viebahn R,Babel N,Westhoff TH

更新日期：2017-07-14 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：:Solid organ transplantation program in Poland is very limited. The main reason of this is organ shortage. All the organs procured are transplanted. It is a general feeling that recently issued legal regulations will favorably influence organ donation, however the improvement may be expected within a few years and will...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Lao M,Rowiński W,Wałaszewski J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Numerically, nurses represent the largest healthcare profession, thus setting norms for the quality and safety of direct patient care. Evidence of a global shortage of nurses in all clinical practice settings across different healthcare systems and countries has been documented. The aims of the present stud...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Kugler C,Akca S,Einhorn I,Rebafka A,Russell CL

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aim of the study was to assess frequency and risk factors of steroid resistant cellular rejection (SRR) in heart transplant recipients, to determine methods of its treatment, and to evaluate influence of steroid resistant rejection and method of its treatment on short- and long-term results. METHODS:All pts...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Zakliczyński M,Nozyński J,Zakliczyńska H,Kozłowska K,Trzcińska I,Szewczyk M,Konecka-Mrówka D,Foremny J,Swierad M,Przybylski R,Pisarska H,Wojarski J,Durmała J,Zembala M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features and treatment strategies of transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) with kidneys from donation after cardiac death (DCD). MATERIAL AND METHODS We collected the clinical data of donors and recipients of single-center DCD-induced TRAS from January...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Wang Q,Li X,Liu Z,Xu J,Han Y,Yu T,Chen S,Tang Y,Liu Y,Li X

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF THE STUDY:was to examine the influence of conversion from cyclosporine-based therapy to tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on renal graft survival in patients with refractory rejection and on the recurrence of rejection in patients converted at the time of the first episode of rejection. PATIENTS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Boratyńska M,Banasik M,Patrzałek D,Klinger M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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:Breathing is essential for living. When someone is a lung transplantation candidate, it could be imagined that the breathing difficulties that he/she is experiencing has a great impact on his/her health status. MATERIAL/METHODS:We asked all the patients on the lung transplantation waiting list at Masih Dane...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Najafizadeh K,Ghorbani F,Rostami A,Fard Mosavi A,Assari S,Moghani Lankarani M,Farrokh Nia E,Emami H,Marashian SM,Masjedi MR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activation of the tryptophane catabolizing enzyme Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase leads to the formation of kynurenine and other metabolites that counter-regulate immune activation resulting in restoration of immune homeostasis. But in chronic immune activation, as in hemodialysed patients, the immunosuppres...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Kaden J,Abendroth D,Völp A,Marzinzig M,Wesslau C

更新日期：2014-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has rapidly advanced, but its use in transplant patients has lagged. We share our experience of MIS for patients after kidney and liver transplantation and compare our results with similar studies in the literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 14 MIS (12 laparos...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Hsu DW,Chang CM,Hsu CS,Yin WY

更新日期：2020-06-16 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：:BACKGROUND Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) preservation is superior to cold preservation during reduced-size liver transplantation (RSLT) in pigs. However, the mechanism of this protective effect has not been explained. We aimed to compare the effects of NMP preservation with that of cold preservation (CS) in pro...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Zhang ZB,Gao W,Liu L,Shi Y,Ma N,Huai MS,Shen ZY

更新日期：2019-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective single-center study was undertaken to assess the occurrence of de novo neoplasms in renal transplant recipients according to the immunosuppressive regimen and time after transplantation. MATERIAL/METHODS:Observation encompassed 1028 patients transplanted between the years 1983-2006 and fo...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Watorek E,Boratynska M,Smolska D,Patrzalek D,Klinger M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation medicine, like no other medical specialty, is connected with a wide range of very difficult ethical issues. Among those are: availability of the treatment, consent for cadaveric donation, allocation of available organs, new categories of living unrelated donors and economic aspects of this method of tr...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Rowiński W,Wałaszewski J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate whether the retroperitoneal or transperitoneal approach is preferable for right-sided laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (R-LDN). MATERIAL/METHODS:We retrospectively compared the donor and recipient outcomes of R-LDNs performed with a standard transperitoneal approach (n=21) or a semi-open retrop...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Gao ZL,Gu GL,Wu JT,Wang L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of kidney transplantation to improve quality of life has made this therapeutic modality the treatment of choice among renal replacement therapies; however, the continuing organ shortage has forced the use of marginal kidneys as a supplementary source of allografts. It has been repeatedly suggested that fai...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Rouchi AH,Mahdavi-Mazdeh M

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite documented positive effect of MachinePerfusion (MP) on long-term kidneys-graft function its wide use is restricted due to higher costs. The aim of this study was to analyze the difference in costs of kidney transplantation in patients who received organ stored in ColdStorage (CS) vs those who receive...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Wszola M,Kwiatkowski A,Latek M,Ostrowski K,Domagala P,Ciszek M,Trzebicki J,Durlik M,Chmura A,Rowinski W

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irrespectively of universal shortage of donor organs there is a tendency of increasing the number of transplantations from living and deceased donors. Each of these two methods has positive and negative features. The main obstacles using living donors are health hazard, necessity to solve certain donor's social and ps...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Rozental R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver immune function is associated with specific lymphocyte population transiently marginated in the liver sinusoids. These cells are of blood origin, however they are phenotypically and functionally different from peripheral blood lymphocytes. The question arises whether tumor proliferating in the liver can modi...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Durowicz S,Dłuzniewska J,Laszuk D,Olszewski WL,Lukomska B

更新日期：1998-01-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Chronic nephrotoxic effects of calcineurin inhibitors may be responsible for late allograft dysfunction and reduced allograft half-life. Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTOR-i's), a newer class of immunosuppressant, do not have the chronic nephrotoxic effects shown with calcineurin inhibitors (CNI)...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Toz H,Sen S,Celik HA,Yilmaz M,Hur E,Hoscoskun C,Ozkahya M,Aydin HH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organ transplantation increases the risk of cancer including lymphomas through various and insidious mechanisms. In this study, we aimed to gather and analyze data of 5 international studies on late onset lymphoproliferative disorders after renal and liver transplantation. MATERIAL/METHODS:We conducted a co...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Khedmat H,Taheri S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between August 2006 and August 2009, 34 ethnic Mongolians were the recipients of a kidney transplant at the Central Clinical Hospital in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In 31 of the operations the donor was either a sibling or parent. In 4 recipients the donors were 2 recently deceased accident victims following controlled car...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Tumurbaatar B,Nyamsuren D,Byambadorj B,Bayan-Undur D,Jambaljav L,Byambadash B,Sarantsetseg J,Ganbold L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to characterize patient antibodies before and after cadaver and/or living-donor kidney transplantation and to correlate these data with the clinical course after transplantation. METHODS:Sera from 69 cadaver, 9 living-related and 2 patients waiting for living-donor kidney transplant...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Slavcev A,Lácha J,Sajdlová H,Vítko S,Horcicková M,Stríz I,Ivasková E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00