Organ donor with complete situs inversus. Case report and review of the literature.

abstract：:BACKGROUND The number of pregnancies after liver transplantation (LT) is increasing; however, the safety and incidence of complications associated with these pregnancies are still unclear. In this report, we retrospectively assessed the influences and problems associated with post-transplant pregnancy on allografts, r...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Naya I,Sanada Y,Katano T,Miyahara G,Hirata Y,Yamada N,Okada N,Onishi Y,Sakuma Y,Sata N

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a serious vascular complication due to non-specific clinical manifestations, causing serious diagnostic difficulties. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US) can complement standard sonographic examination in evaluation of TRAS. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Standard ultrasoun...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Grzelak P,Kurnatowska I,Nowicki M,Muras K,Podgórski M,Strzelczyk J,Stefańczyk L

更新日期：2013-04-26 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：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：: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：:BACKGROUND Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) remains the most common and challenging complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). An important obstacle to the therapeutic effect of aGVHD is the inability to identify risk factors for an individual patient at the onset of symp...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Wang F,Cai B,Wang L,Gu Z,Luo L,Wei H,Zhao S,Guan L,Wang X,Wang L,Liu D,Gao C

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Percutaneous liver biopsy is an established diagnostic procedure for the assessment of liver pathologies. Limited data are available on the clinical impact of liver biopsies in liver transplant recipients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Liver transplant recipients undergoing liver biopsy between 2000 and 2013 were an...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Voigtländer T,Alten TA,Kirstein MM,Lehner F,Manns MP,Schlué J,Wedemeyer H,Lankisch TO

更新日期：2017-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) is commonly used in the treatment of lymphoma patients. G-CSF is widely used to boost white blood cell recovery. However, there are no clear data indicating which strategy of using G-CSF provides the most benefit. The aim of our study was to compa...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Wyleżoł I,Snarski E,Markiewicz M,Kyrcz-Krzemień S,Jędrzejczak WW,Walewski J

更新日期：2013-07-02 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：: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：:The patient is a 28 year old woman who received a heart transplant in 1992 secondary to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with unremarkable post-operative course. In the period immediately post transplantation the patient was on a four-drug immunosuppressive regimen which was subsequently changed to standard three-agent the...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Dziatkowiak A,Zdebski Z,Tracz W,Piwowarska W,Garlicki M,Kapelak B,Tomaszczyk T,Migdał M,Wysocka T,Sadowski J,Pfitzner R,Nessler J,Pietrzyk E,Wójcik S,Rudziński P,Lesniak A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morbid obesity is associated with liver pathology, most commonly non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) leading to cirrhosis. However, the morbid obesity impedes qualification for organ transplantation. CASE REPORT:We present a case report of a 56-year-old woman who underwent bariatric procedure followed by l...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Marszałek R,Ziemiański P,Łągiewska B,Pacholczyk M,Domienik-Karłowicz J,Trzebicki J,Wierzbicki Z,Jankowski K,Kosieradzki M,Wasiak D,Jonas M,Pruszczyk P,Durlik M,Lisik W,Chmura A

更新日期：2015-02-25 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：:Aim of this monocentric study is to compare the outcome of 101 renal transplants performed in patients older than 55 years with single kidney retrieved from donors older than 50 years, with 263 transplants performed in patients younger than 55 years transplanted with young kidneys. Delayed graft function (DGF) had sim...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Bertoni E,Rosati A,Zanazzi M,Di Maria L,Becherelli P,Gallo M,Salvadori M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ano-genital neoplasia is about 20 x more common in renal transplant patients than the general population. Neoplasms in the immunosuppressed are more morbid and mortal because: patients are younger; tumors are more undifferentiated; they have more and larger foci; more sites are involved; neoplasms tend to persist, rec...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Sillman FH,Sentovich S,Shaffer D

更新日期：1997-01-01 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 The incidence of surgical complications after kidney transplantation ranges from 10-25%. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the application of fibrin glue as a preventive agent reduces surgical morbidity after a living-related-donor kidney transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS A controlled clinica...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Fuentes-Orozco C,González-Mercado S,Sandoval-Sandoval JM,Valdespino-Mejía C,González-González E,Ramírez-Robles JN,Gómez-Navarro B,Dávalos-Delgadillo BE,Marquez-Leaño L,Chávez-Tostado M,Ramírez-Arce A,Andalón-Dueñas E,Espinosa-Par

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to analyze the use of fixed-wing air ambulance (FWAA) services in Poland during the period 2012-2013, with particular emphasis on air transport of organ recipients to transplantation centers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This was a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of data derived fr...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Gałązkowski R,Pawlak A,Rabczenko D,Michalak G,Farkowski MM,Danielewicz R,Sterliński M

更新日期：2015-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite observed huge progress in understanding the immunological basis of transplantation and the development of new immunosuppressive agents that have significantly improved both -- the patient and graft survival, still the kidney donation from live volunteers remains the most consistent factor which affec...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Słojewski M,Sluzar T,Gołab A,Chłodny J,Zeair S,Dziewanowski K,Umiński M,Sikorski A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Galectins are a family of soluble lectins expressed in a variety of tissues, which play many important regulatory roles in inflammation, immunity, and cancer. The up-regulation of galectin-3 in hypertrophied hearts and the development of fibrosis have been shown in experimental studies. Increased galectin-3 ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Beiras-Fernandez A,Weis F,Rothkopf J,Kaczmarek I,Ledderose C,Dick A,Keller T,Beiras A,Kreth S

更新日期：2013-11-22 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: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：BACKGROUND:Abdominal complications are recognized as a common complication of solid organ transplantation. These complications can range from gastritis with minor morbidity to viscus perforation and death. This study addresses specifically colonic complications in lung transplant patients to highlight their high incide...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Maurer JR

更新日期：2000-01-01 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 The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of an organ transplantation scandal on the rate of corneal donations and organ donors at the University Hospital Tübingen. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from all hospital deaths from January 2012 to December 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. Each deceased pat...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Röck D,Petersen P,Yoeruek E,Thaler S,Bartz-Schmidt KU,Röck T

更新日期：2017-07-11 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：:BACKGROUND Solid organ transplantations lead to improvements in patient survival and patient quality of life, as well as health care system economic benefits. However, over time, health problems can accumulate post-transplantation. Therefore, we hypothesized that in the late post-transplantation period, the costs of p...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Łabuś A,Niemczyk M,Czyżewski Ł,Fliszkiewicz M,Kulesza A,Mucha K,Pączek L

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Czech Bone Marrow Donor Registry (CBMD)--established 9 years ago, operates within the National HLA Centre, a constituent part of the Department of Immunology at the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine. The Czech Cord Blood Register (CSCB) was recently established (in 1996) and started its act...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Kupková L,Bendukidze N,Slavcev A,Ivasková E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Expansion of the donor pool by the use of grafts with extended donor criteria reduces waiting list mortality with an increased risk for graft and patient survival after liver transplantation. This study investigates the ability of the Donor-Risk-Index (DRI), the Extended-Criteria-Donor-Score (ECD-score) and ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Schrem H,Reichert B,Frühauf N,Becker T,Lehner F,Kleine M,Bektas H,Zachau L,Klempnauer J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rejecting tissue and organ grafts shed cellular debris from damaged cells. Cellular debris contains fragments of nuclei with their genetic material. The question arises what is the fate of donor DNA in recipient fluids and tissues. Is it enzymatically disintegrated and becomes a waste product or it is utilized by reci...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Interewicz B,Olszewski WL,Maksymowicz M,Stanislawska J,Szyper E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00