Delayed short-term administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is a good mobilization strategy for harvesting autologous peripheral blood stem cells in pediatric patients with solid tumors.

abstract：:We report a case of EBV encephalitis in a seven-yr-old child with Ph+ ALL. Two months after an allogeneic HSCT from his HLA mismatched mother, the patient showed an altered sensorium, generalized seizures, and a left hemiparesis. Brain MRI demonstrated multiple lesions highly suggestive for viral encephalitis. Blood a...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Barberi W,Perrone S,Iori AP,Torelli GF,Testi AM,Moleti ML,Ceglie T,Papoff P,Caresta E,Antonelli M,Gianno F,Melone A,Badiali M,Giangaspero F,Foà R,Gentile G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTLD is a serious complication of both solid organ and BMT. This study assessed whether (18) F-FDG PET, when added to CT scan, had additional value in the initial evaluation of PTLD in pediatric patients and whether PET/CT at baseline can reliably guide biopsy. This retrospective study evaluated 34 consecutive pediatr...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Vali R,Punnett A,Bajno L,Moineddin R,Shammas A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children and adolescents with renal disease experience daily social, emotional, and medical challenges. Renal transplantation can help to improve quality of life but requires a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressant medication to maintain health. Adherence to a daily complex regimen can be difficult, particularly for a...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Kraenbring MM,Zelikovsky N,Meyers KEC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical grading of GI involvement during acute GVHD remains a challenging issue, especially in children. Plasma citrulline, a non-protein amino acid selectively produced and released by enterocytes, is a suitable surrogate endpoint for small intestinal epithelial cell mass, irrespective of the underlying cause of cel...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Merlin E,Minet-Quinard R,Pereira B,Rochette E,Auvrignon A,Oudot C,Sapin V,Deméocq F,Kanold J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature regarding the etiology and incidence of short and long-term renal functional impairment in pediatric liver allograft recipients was reviewed. Most of the reports include recipients receiving cyclosporine as the primary immunosuppressant. Using calculated glomerular filtration rate (cGFR), creatinine cle...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Fine RN

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical techniques that have been used during liver transplantation (LT) together with patient's coagulation profile and institutional practices are reported to have an effect on transfusion requirements. The aim of this study is to evaluate the transfusion requirement in both cadaveric (CDLT, n = 22) and living dono...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ulukaya S,Acar L,Ayanoglu HO

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FH is a hereditary inherited disorder of cholesterol metabolism. Homozygous form of the disease associates severe form of atherosclerotic disease. Clinicians have been tried to inhibit the progression of the homozygous FH with medical and surgical treatment. We here present three siblings with homozygous FH who were s...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Küçükkartallar T,Yankol Y,Kanmaz T,Topaloğlu S,Acarli K,Kalayoglu M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children (defined as under 18 yr of age) account for approximately 12.5% of all liver transplants in the United States. Even though the annual number of liver transplantation procedures remains relatively constant, the population of long-term survivors of liver transplantation has grown. Presently, the population of l...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Bucuvalas JC,Ryckman FC

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：:Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common and serious complication of allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation. Acute GVHD is commonly graded according to modified Glucksberg criteria. There is considerable within-grade heterogeneity with different patterns of skin, liver, or gut involvement. In this comme...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Goyal RK,Goyal M,Sankaranarayan K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In their provocative paper, "Lung transplantation and survival in children with cystic fibrosis," Liou and colleagues state that "Prolongation of life by means of lung transplantation should not be expected in children with cystic fibrosis. A prospective, randomized trial is needed to clarify whether and when patients...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Sweet SC,Aurora P,Benden C,Wong JY,Goldfarb SB,Elidemir O,Woo MS,Mallory GB Jr,International Pediatric Lung Transplant Collaborative.

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In adults, the time of day for LT does not affect post-transplant outcomes. Whether this is true or not in children is unknown. In this study, we aimed to evaluate if weekend and weeknight liver transplants are associated with worse patient and graft survival in children. METHODS:We interrogated the UNOS da...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Rogers ME,Egberg MD,Sylvester F,Lichtman S,Lin FC

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anelloviruses are DNA viruses ubiquitously present in human blood. Due to their elevated levels in immunosuppressed patients, anellovirus levels have been proposed as a marker of immune status. We hypothesized that low anellovirus levels, reflecting relative immunocompetence, would be associated with adverse outcomes ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Blatter JA,Sweet SC,Conrad C,Danziger-Isakov LA,Faro A,Goldfarb SB,Hayes D Jr,Melicoff E,Schecter M,Storch G,Visner GA,Williams NM,Wang D

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied tracking of BP and its impact on GFR in 44 PRTP followed for 56 months. Three months PT 77% had elevated SBP percentile. First year SBP and DBP correlated positively with final values (p < 0.0001, 0.0002, respectively). Pretransplant and three month PT SBP correlated positively (p = 0.02). At one yr, SBP an...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Silverstein DM,Leblanc P,Hempe JM,Ramcharan T,Boudreaux JP

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant interest by pediatric transplant patients in meeting others who have undergone transplantation, geographic distances combined with their daily routines make this difficult. This mixed-method study describes the use of Zora, a Web-based virtual community designed to create a support system for these...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Bers MU,Beals LM,Chau C,Satoh K,Blume ED,DeMaso DR,Gonzalez-Heydrich J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary graft dysfunction following HTx is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the incidence of, risk factors for, and outcomes of children requiring ECMO within 24 hours of HTx. This study utilized a linked PHIS/SRTR database of pediatric HTx recipients (2002-2016). Post-HT...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Godown J,Bearl DW,Thurm C,Hall M,Feingold B,Soslow JH,Mettler BA,Smith AH,Profita EL,Singh TP,Dodd DA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of late humoral rejection remains challenging, and DSA may persist. A case report illustrates how individual DSA titers using solid-phase-based assays may help to assess for accommodation. A male cystinosis patient received a cadaveric renal transplant at the age of 12 yr with a daclizumab, tacrolimus, MMF,...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Filler G,Grimmer J,Ball E,Sharma AP,Huang SH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are limited published data on surveillance TBB for the identification of allograft rejection in infants after lung or heart-lung transplantation. We performed a retrospective review of children under one yr of age who underwent lung or heart-lung transplant at our institution. Since 2005, four infants were trans...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Hayes D Jr,Baker PB,Kopp BT,Kirkby S,Galantowicz M,McConnell PI,Astor TL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants listed for heart transplantation experience high waitlist and early post-transplant mortality, and thus, optimal allocation of scarce donor organs is required. Unfortunately, the creation and validation of multivariable regression models to identify risk factors and generate individual-level predictions are ch...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Chen CK,Manlhiot C,Mital S,Schwartz SM,Van Arsdell GS,Caldarone C,McCrindle BW,Dipchand AI

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:This study examined patient-reported sleep quality in a single-center cross-sectional sample of adolescents with solid organ transplants and evaluated associations between sleep quality, psychosocial functioning (ie, depression/anxiety symptoms), and HRQOL. Health disparities associated with minority race/ethnicity an...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Gutierrez-Colina AM,Quast LF,Eaton CK,LaMotte J,Stolz MG,Mee L,George R,Lee J,Reed B,Rich KL,Blount RL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many countries, adolescents can choose to register a deceased organ donation wish when they apply for a driver's license. They often receive education about deceased organ donation in order to make an informed choice. The objective of this review was to describe the effectiveness of school-based educational program...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Li AH,Rosenblum AM,Nevis IF,Garg AX

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) has recently been recognized as a significant and unique form of rejection that is not amenable to treatment with standard immunosuppressive medications aimed at modification of T-cell function. Recent interest in AMR and the role of B cells in rejection has been aided by the concomit...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Jordan SC,Vo AA,Tyan D,Nast CC,Toyoda M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children who undergo heart transplantation are at risk for long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae secondary to heart disease and its treatment. Detailed neuropsychological profiles in clinical sample status post-pediatric heart transplantation are sparse in the literature, and there is little information regarding pred...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Wolfe KR,Kelly SL,Steinberg E,Pliego J,Everitt MD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From June 1985 to December 1998, 173 pediatric renal transplants were carried out in 170 patients at our center. From this pool, 73 patients (34 males and 39 females) with a follow-up of 48 months were examined. In all patients, ureteroneocystostomy was performed according to the Lich-Grégoire procedure. All patients ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Fontana I,Ginevri F,Arcuri V,Basile G,Nocera A,Beatini M,Bonato L,Barocci S,Bertocchi M,Manolitsi O,Valente R,Draghi P,Gusmano R,Valente U

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic renal failure (CRF) is known to have adverse effects on the neurodevelopmental outcome of affected children. Some of these effects can be ameliorated by transplantation (TX). The cause and nature of the underlying brain injury is not known. We performed a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study on a group...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Valanne L,Qvist E,Jalanko H,Holmberg C,Pihko H

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence is a difficult time for transplant recipients, who need to cope with the challenges of becoming independent from their parents, as well as taking responsibility for their own behavior and medication. They need to balance their developing sexuality with a body image which may be affected by the side-effects...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Kelly DA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In areas of the world where human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is endemic, Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a common SOT-associated cancer. In the United States, where the virus is not prevalent, PTKS is rare, and there is little literature on pediatric PTKS. We present a North American female who underwent deceased donor, left latera...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ocwieja KE,Vargas SO,Elisofon SA,Shulman DS,Lee CK,Fawaz R,Collins N,Vakili K,Sharma TS

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypogammaglobulinemia is common after pediatric SCT and IgG replacement is recommended. Some children will have a prolonged hypogammaglobulinemia but may have poor venous access which impedes further iv IgG replacement. In primary antibody deficiencies, sc IgG replacement, performed by parents at home, has been shown ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Sundin M,Nordin K,Jostemyr Y,Winiarski J

更新日期：2012-12-01 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