Efficacy of tonsillectomy for patients with recurrence of IgA nephropathy after kidney transplantation.

abstract：:Criteria for organ acceptance in brain-dead organ donors remain inconsistent, especially when concerning pancreatic transplants. We sought to examine donor-specific predictors of pancreatic graft use and survival to better guide the selection and management of potential donors. A prospective observational study of all...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Sally MB,Ellis MK,Hutchens M,Groat T,Swanson E,Patel MS,Niemann CU,Malinoski DJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclosporine (CsA) and tacrolimus (Tac) in heart transplantation (HTx) have been compared but with certain drawbacks. We compared both drugs in a prospective analysis with medium-term follow-up. METHODS:Hundred and six patients were randomized to receive CsA or Tac (53 per group). Target levels of CsA were ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Sánchez-Lázaro IJ,Almenar L,Martínez-Dolz L,Buendía-Fuentes F,Agüero J,Navarro-Manchón J,Vicente JL,Salvador A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging of the on-dialysis population raises the issue of whether to propose elderly patients for kidney transplantation and how to manage their immunosuppression. This study aimed to analyze the outcome of kidney transplantation on an Italian series of elderly recipients. We included in this retrospective study all...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Neri F,Furian L,Cavallin F,Ravaioli M,Silvestre C,Donato P,La Manna G,Pinna AD,Rigotti P

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (MPS) has been developed to help circumvent the upper gastrointestinal side-effects of mycophenolic acid by facilitating drug release in the small intestine. Many questions regarding the side-effect profile of MPS remain. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review a...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hardinger KL,Hebbar S,Bloomer T,Murillo D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the UNOS database from 7/15/00-7/17/05 for Regional deceased donor liver utilization. For each region, we performed logistic regression and derived odds ratios (OR) for donor characteristics associated with livers being transplanted outside of the region or not transplanted at all. Regions with smallest an...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hayashi PH,Axelrod DA,Galanko J,Salvalaggio PR,Schnitzler M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have experienced 5 hepatic vein stenoses in 3 children (8 to 23 months old) after living-related liver transplantation (total 48 liver transplants for 48 children between June 1990 and November 1992). The initial symptoms of hepatic vein stenosis were ascites and/or edema. The blood flow of hepatic vessels was mon...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Egawa H,Tanaka K,Uemoto S,Someda H,Moriyasu F,Sano K,Nishizawa F,Ozawa K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stem cell-based therapy has received attention as a possible alternative to organ transplantation. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of autologous transplantation of bone marrow (BM)-derived stromal cells in post-HCV liver cirrhosis patients. METHODOLOGY:10 × 10(6) of isolated huma...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Amin MA,Sabry D,Rashed LA,Aref WM,el-Ghobary MA,Farhan MS,Fouad HA,Youssef YA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As experience with tacrolimus (FK506, Prograf) accumulates and reduced rejection rates are increasingly demonstrated, some transplant centers are adopting tacrolimus-based primary immunosuppressive regimens for their patients undergoing pancreas/kidney transplantation. The guidelines provided in this article based on ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Gruessner RW,Bartlett ST,Burke GW,Stock PG

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Xa monitoring for low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is currently recommended in obese, renally impaired, and pregnant patients. Substantial evidence indicates that solid organ transplant (SOT) patients are at an increased risk of renal impairment, thus representing a population at risk of LMWH accumulation. The...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Moten MA,Gaber AO,Putney D,Patel SJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of potential kidney transplant recipients is important to identify and treat conditions that may influence graft or patient survival after transplantation. We performed a single-center, observational cohort study to determine whether pretransplant midodrine use influences outcomes after kidney transplantati...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Pottebaum AA,Hagopian JC,Brennan DC,Gharabagi A,Horwedel TA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sauropus androgymus (SA), a vegetable of the Euphorbiaceae family, is a common food source in Malaysia. In Taiwan, over 30 patients have developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Symptoms consistent with a severe obstructive ventilatory defect...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Luh SP,Lee YC,Chang YL,Wu HD,Kuo SH,Chu SH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In renal transplant patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), maintaining an adequate dosing regimen has been shown to maximize short- and long-term outcomes. Gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events associated with MMF are frequent, and lead to MMF dose reduction or withdrawal in 40-50% of cases. Among MMF-treated ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bunnapradist S,Ambühl PM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) are the preferred devices for patients with advanced lung disease who require long-term venous access. The primary purpose of this study was to describe the natural history of TIVADs left in place at the time of transplant. METHODS:This multicenter retros...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cho JK,Acord M,Goldfarb SB,Reddy SN,Goldberg HJ,Courtwright AM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) combined with conventional cyclosporine and steroids doses efficiently prevents acute rejection in kidney transplants. However, this regimen has been associated with an increased incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and leukopenia, specially in patients receiving MMF at 3 g/d, suggest...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Moreso F,Serón D,Morales JM,Cruzado JM,Gil-Vernet S,Pérez JL,Fulladosa X,Andrés A,Grinyó JM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory and metabolic response is an important factor to determine clinical outcomes. However, it remains unknown in children undergoing heart transplantation (HTx). We examined the perioperative changes in the inflammatory and metabolic response markers C-reactive protein (CRP) and prealbumin (PA) in 38 heart-tr...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yu X,Larsen B,Urschel S,Cheung PY,Ross DB,Rebeyka I,West L,Li J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The impact of induction immunosuppression on long-term survival in lung transplant recipients remains unclear. We sought to evaluate the effect of contemporary induction immunosuppression agents in lung transplant recipients' survival, utilizing national registry data. METHODS:We queried the United Networ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Whitson BA,Lehman A,Wehr A,Hayes D Jr,Kirkby S,Pope-Harman A,Kilic A,Higgins RS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of patient with glioblastoma metastatic to the peritoneal cavity 9 months after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery precluding cadaver organ procurement is presented. Even though central nervous tumors rarely metastasize spontaneously, the literature indicates that systemic metastases are related to previous s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fecteau AH,Penn I,Hanto DW

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed graft function (DGF) remains a major barrier to improved outcomes after kidney transplantation. High-risk transplant recipients can be identified, but no definitive prediction model exists. Novel biomarkers to predict DGF in the first hours post-transplant, such as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (N...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Nashan B,Abbud-Filho M,Citterio F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Conversion from calcineurin inhibitor (CI)-based maintenance immunosuppression to sirolimus (SRL)-based immunosuppression may be beneficial in selected renal transplant recipients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a daclizumab (DAC) bridge protocol in patients converted ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Sundberg AK,Rohr MS,Hartmann EL,Adams PL,Stratta RJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this single-institution study, we compared outcomes in diabetic recipients of living donor (LD) kidney transplants that did vs. did not undergo a subsequent pancreas transplant. Of 307 diabetic recipients who underwent LD kidney transplants from January 1, 1995, through December 31, 2003, a total of 175 underwent a...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kleinclauss F,Fauda M,Sutherland DE,Kleinclauss C,Gruessner RW,Matas AJ,Kasiske BL,Humar A,Kandaswamy R,Kaul S,Gruessner AC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After cardiac transplant, there is often development of restrictive cardiac physiology. Little is known about the factors that contribute to this physiology and its correlation with pathology. Heart retransplantation provides a valuable opportunity to further understand this relationship. In this study, we investigate...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kobashigawa JA,Itagaki BK,Razi RR,Patel JK,Chai W,Kawano MA,Goldstein Z,Kittleson MM,Fishbein MC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes to the United States kidney allocation system targeted at reducing organ discard have failed to improve organ utilization. High Kidney Donor Profile Index kidneys continue to be discarded at high rates as a result of the regulatory and financial barriers to widespread utilization of these organs. However, ther...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Stewart ZA,Shah SA,Formica RN,Kandaswamy R,Paramesh AS,Friedman J,Squires R,Cooper M,Axelrod DA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We performed a study to identify differences in the urinary microbiome associated with chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD) and compared the urinary microbiome of male and female transplant recipients with CAD. METHODS:This case-control study enrolled 67 patients within the Deterioration of Kidney Allograft ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wu JF,Muthusamy A,Al-Ghalith GA,Knights D,Guo B,Wu B,Remmel RP,Schladt DP,Alegre ML,Oetting WS,Jacobson PA,Israni AK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citrullinaemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder due to a deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS). While the clinical course of the adult onset form (Type II) is unpredictable, many patients undergo sudden deterioration with progressive cerebral oedema. Two patients with Type II citrullinaemia were refer...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kawamoto S,Strong RW,Kerlin P,Lynch SV,Steadman C,Kobayashi K,Nakagawa S,Matsunami H,Akatsu T,Saheki T

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lamivudine (LAM) monoprophylaxis for patients with non-replicating hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). METHODS:Among 128 liver recipients with HBV infection between 1994 and 2004 transplanted at our institution, 6...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yoshida H,Kato T,Levi DM,Regev A,Madariaga JR,Nishida S,Martinez EJ,Schiff ER,Omata M,Tzakis AG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obese transplant recipients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 ) have decreased posttransplant patient and graft survival compared with their nonobese counterparts. At the same time, many prednisone-related side effects (eg, new-onset diabetes) are similar to those associated with obesity. Using SRTR data, we studied outcomes associated...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Matas AJ,Vock DM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis remains one of the most serious infections after organ transplantation. Isoniazid prophylaxis for liver transplant recipients with a history of tuberculosis is generally recommended. However, its benefit is controversial because of potential hepatotoxicity of isoniazid. It is crucial to determine appropri...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Nagai S,Fujimoto Y,Taira K,Egawa H,Takada Y,Kiuchi T,Tanaka K

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As fertility can be restored to normal soon after a kidney transplant, it is important for physicians caring for recipients to be able to inform the patient about the potential risks of pregnancy. Current opinion is that pregnancy can be successful if carried out under optimal circumstances, including stable allograft...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Concepcion BP,Schaefer HM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of tacrolimus (FK506) in adult kidney-transplant recipients has been the subject of a number of single- and multi-center studies. This review article focuses on those studies in which tacrolimus was used either as rescue therapy in patients who developed refractory rejection on cyclosporine (CyA)-based regimen...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Laskow DA,Neylan JF 3rd,Shapiro RS,Pirsch JD,Vergne-Marini PJ,Tomlanovich SJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These updated guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice address the prevention and management of Clostridium difficile infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) is among the most common h...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mullane KM,Dubberke ER,AST ID Community of Practice.

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00