Evaluation of cardiac manifestations in pediatric liver transplant candidates.

abstract：:Maintaining fluid balance, pre- and post-MA-HCT is essential and usually requires frequent administration of diuretics. Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive syndrome is potentially life-threatening, especially when associated with AKI and MOF. This study describes six patients who developed AKI-associated SOS and diuretic-r...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Raina R,Abusin GA,Vijayaraghavan P,Auletta JJ,Cabral L,Hashem H,Vogt BA,Cooke KR,Abu-Arja RF

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that use of Schwartz formula underestimates the prevalence of CKD in PHT recipients. This study determined the prevalence and risk factors for CKD in PHT using novel methods-serum cystatin C, CKiD formula, Revised Schwartz formula, s- and u-NGAL. Serum BUN, creatinine, cystatin C and s- and u-NGAL were...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Abraham BP,Frazier EA,Morrow WR,Blaszak RT,Devarajan P,Mitsnefes M,Bryant JC,Sachdeva R

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This single-centre, retrospective, observational pilot study was performed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous and oral itraconazole prophylaxis in paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). Study end-points were proven invasive fungal infection (IFI), survival, adverse reactions and gra...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Grigull L,Kuehlke O,Beilken A,Sander A,Linderkamp C,Schmid H,Seidemann K,Sykora KW,Schuster FR,Welte K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for evidence-based practice guidelines requires high quality, carefully controlled clinical research trials. This multidisciplinary conference attempted to: identify urgent clinical and research issues, identify obstacles to performing clinical trials, develop concepts for organ-specific and all-organ researc...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Bartosh SM,Ryckman FC,Shaddy R,Michaels MG,Platt JL,Sweet SC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare but often fatal disorder in childhood. Its aetiology includes infections, toxins, metabolic disorders, infiltrative diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, ischaemia, irradiation damage, but in a high proportion of cases it remains unknown. In contrast to adults, in children with ALF hepati...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Dhawan A,Cheeseman P,Mieli-Vergani G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incomplete resolution of abnormalities of mineral metabolism associated with CRF results in the relatively high prevalence of ROD in pediatric kidney recipients. This non-randomized, cross-sectional, and analytic-descriptive study on bone density, vitamin D, and mineral metabolism was performed in 57 children and adol...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Derakhshan A,Behbahan AG,Lotfi M,Omrani GH,Fallahzadeh MH,Basiratnia M,Al-Hashemi GH

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of unrelated donor HSCT for children with de novo AML in CR1 is controversial. We performed this study to investigate the feasibility of unrelated donor HSCT who initially had intermediate- or high-risk cytogenetics. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients with AML who received unrelated HSCT ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Park EG,Yi ES,Choi YB,Sung KW,Koo HH,Yoo KH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diaphragmatic hernia after OLT is a rare surgical complication. We here report successful diagnosis and treatment of two cases with right-sided diaphragmatic hernia developed after OLT both utilizing left-sided allografts. Combination of factors related to the surgical techniques and patient characteristics might expl...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Kazimi M,Ibis C,Alper I,Ulas M,Baran M,Arikan C,Aydogdu S,Ulukaya S,Zeytunlu M,Kilic M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impact of pretransplant splenectomy in patients with beta-thalassemia major undergoing an allogeneic SCT has never been addressed. Twenty-seven class III patients (29 transplants) had a pretransplant splenectomy. The outcome of these 29 transplants was compared with 76 transplants in class III who did not have a splen...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Mathews V,George B,Lakshmi KM,Viswabandya A,John JM,Sitaram U,Daniel D,Chandy M,Srivastava A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ transplant is life-saving and any given organ may be valuable to a multitude of potential recipients. An allocation system must be used to reconcile the difference between supply and demand, and this system must take into account the impact that accepting international patients may have on the local system. The ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Lorts A,Ryan TD,Matheny Antommaria AH,Lake M,Bucuvalas J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HSCT has substantially improved pediatric acquired SAA patients' outcomes. Retrospectively, we attempted to assess the outcome of MRD HSCT in 65 pediatric patients referred to a single center from 1992 to 2012. We were particularly interested to find out whether source of SC (PB, n = 40 and BM, n = 25) significantly i...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Hamidieh AA,Mozafari M,Noshad S,Alimoghaddam K,Behfar M,Ghavamzadeh A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For infants with SCID, the ideal conditioning regimen before allogeneic HCT would omit cytotoxic chemotherapy to minimize short- and long-term complications. We performed a prospective pilot trial with G-CSF plus plerixafor given to the host to mobilize HSC from their niches. We enrolled six patients who received CD34...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Dvorak CC,Horn BN,Puck JM,Czechowicz A,Shizuru JA,Ko RM,Cowan MJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BK DNAemia in renal transplant recipients is a significant cause of allograft dysfunction and can lead to graft loss due to BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy or to graft rejection due to immunosuppression reduction. Currently, the first-line treatment for BK DNAemia is immunosuppression reduction. Second-line tre...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Piburn KH,Al-Akash S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjusted survival outcomes following hepatic resection and transplantation for pediatric liver tumors have not been compared. To address this question, we conducted a retrospective cohort study using the SEER registry. While SEER lacks certain specifics regarding staging, chemotherapy, comorbidities, and recurrence, i...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： McAteer JP,Goldin AB,Healey PJ,Gow KW

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IMI are emerging as an important cause of mortality and morbidity among the growing number of immunocompromised children. A retrospective chart review was performed in all patients with a proven diagnosis of IMI over an eight-yr period (1997-2004) at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada to document the inci...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Al-Rezqi A,Hawkes M,Doyle J,Richardson SE,Allen U

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PJP is known to cause significant morbidity and rarely death in immunosuppressed patients. The prevalence and outcomes of PJP in pediatric solid-organ transplant patients are not well established. This study utilizes data from the PHTS to establish the prevalence and outcome of PJP in pediatric heart transplant recipi...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ng B,Dipchand A,Naftel D,Rusconi P,Boyle G,Zaoutis T,Edens RE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of hematopoietic growth factors, with or without chemotherapy, can augment progenitor cell numbers available for collection. The dose of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) used for mobilization of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) is controversial, and doses between 5 and 32 microg/kg/...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Kurekci AE,Kiss JE,Koehler M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary diversion using catheterizable channel among posterior urethral valve (PUV) patients may help to alleviate the functional concerns of the bladder on the allograft. Herein, we review our series of PUV patients undergoing renal transplants at a single institution to determine outcomes between those wit...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Rickard M,Chua ME,Zu'bi F,Dos Santos J,Koyle MA,Lorenzo AJ,Farhat WA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prematurity and very low birthweight have often been considered relative contraindications to neonatal organ donation. Organ procurement from neonatal donors is further complicated by unclear guidelines regarding neonatal brain death. We report a successful case of multivisceral transplantation using a graft from a 10...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Cauley RP,Suh MY,Kamin DS,Lillehei CW,Jenkins RL,Jonas MM,Vakili K,Kim HB

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the unique case of a pediatric patient who received chemotherapy for a diagnosis of CD, while mechanically supported with a Berlin EXCOR LVAD secondary to restrictive cardiomyopathy. A four-yr-old previously healthy male with restrictive cardiomyopathy required MCS after cardiac arrest but was diagnosed wit...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Thomas TO,Chandrakasan S,O'Brien M,Jefferies JL,Ryan TD,Wilmot I,Baker ML,Madueme PC,Morales D,Lorts A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of HRQoL after kidney transplant have yielded conflicting results. We sought to assess the impact of kidney transplant on HRQoL. METHODS:We performed a retrospective study using the PedsQL3.0ESRD module during dialysis and at 3 and 12 months following kidney transplant in 56 recipients. For the enti...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Wightman A,Bradford MC,Smith J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent FSGS is a major challenge in the field of nephrology. To clarify the role of NPHS2 defects in the pathogenesis of FSGS recurrence, we sequenced all eight exons of NPHS2 in 11 Japanese pediatric FSGS patients with or without post-transplant recurrence. All patients had biopsy-proven primary FSGS, had no famil...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Furue T,Hattori M,Tsukaguchi H,Kitamura A,Oomori T,Ogino D,Nakakura H,Ashida A,Miura K,Hisano M,Takahashi K,Chikamoto H,Akioka Y,Sakano T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children. In immunocompromised children, RSV infection poses a serious health threat with significantly increased and prolonged virus shedding and the development of severe respiratory disease. We report t...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Blanchard SS,Gerrek M,Siegel C,Czinn SJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABO-ILT have re-emerged as an alternate option for select patients awaiting transplant. However, treatment protocols for children undergoing deceased donor ABO-ILT are not standardized. We implemented a novel IS protocol for children undergoing deceased donor ABO-ILT based on pretransplant IH titers. Children with hig...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Mysore KR,Himes RW,Rana A,Teruya J,Desai MS,Srivaths PR,Zaruca K,Calvert A,Guffey D,Minard CG,Morita E,Hensch L,Losos M,Kostousov V,Hui SR,Orange JS,Goss JA,Nicholas SK

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LAD is a rare and fatal congenital disorder in which there is a defect of the leukocyte adhesion molecule (CD18) on neutrophils. Severe LAD results in frequent and potentially fatal infections. Although allogeneic HSCT is the only curative treatment for severe LAD, strategies for HSCT remain to be established since a ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Yoshimoto A,Hashii Y,Kashiwagi H,Koizumi M,Tokimasa S,Fujisaki H,Ohta H,Hanai N,Ozono K,Hara J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrence of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) after kidney transplantation is frequent, occurring almost exclusively in patients with atypical HUS, which is not caused by Escherichia coli gastroenteritis and in which diarrhea is absent. Calcineurin inhibitors are associated with recurrence of HUS. In two children who ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Florman S,Benchimol C,Lieberman K,Burrows L,Bromberg JS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether living related liver transplantation has an immunological advantage compared with cadaveric liver transplants in children. The records of 100 pediatric primary liver transplant recipients performed between January 1992 and December 1998 at the University of California, Sa...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Toyoki Y,Renz JF,Mudge C,Ascher NL,Roberts JP,Rosenthal P

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated changes in growth parameters after pediatric heart transplantation and identified factors associated with the changes after pediatric heart transplantation (OHT). We retrospectively evaluated the somatic growth of 46 children <11 yr of age who underwent OHT for changes in weight, height, and BMI. ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Peterson RE,Perens GS,Alejos JC,Wetzel GT,Chang RK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptosporidium enteritis can be devastating in the immunocompromised host. In pediatric liver transplant recipients, infection may be complicated by prolonged carriage of the parasite, rejection, and biliary tree damage and fibrosis. Herein, we report on six patients and their long-term outcomes following c...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Fischer RT,Day JC,Wasserkrug H,Faseler M,Kats A,Daniel JF,Slowik V,Andrews W,Hendrickson RJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular complications post-renal transplantation are not very common and can be associated with increased risk of graft loss. We report an unusual case of a young, female teenager with asymmetrical leg swelling. After one month of transplantation, the patient developed a rise in serum creatinine with right leg swelli...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Vyas S,Roberti I,McCarthy C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00