Successful pancreas transplantation alone is associated with excellent self-identified health score and glucose control: A retrospective study from a high-volume center in the United States.

abstract：:Enteric drainage of secretions by anastomosing the donor duodenum to the recipient's small bowel has become common in pancreatic transplantation. While it eliminates many problems, endoscopic access to the transplanted duodenum and pancreas is made difficult. After a pancreas kidney transplant, the patient presented w...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Green BT,Tuttle-Newhall J,Suhocki P,Smith SR,O'Connor JB

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies are frequently detected after liver transplantation (LT), but their role is unclear. This study was designed to address three points: autoantibody prevalence pre-LT and over time up to five yr after LT, identification of possible predictors of autoantibody formation, and correlation between autoantibodi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Foschi A,Zavaglia CA,Fanti D,Mazzarelli C,Perricone G,Vangeli M,Viganò R,Belli LS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thrombosis of the pancreas after transplantation is the most common cause of relaparotomy and resultant graft loss. There is currently no standard protocol consistently proven to prevent thrombosis following transplantation. Our objective was to determine whether our protocol of post-operative low-dose int...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Aboalsamh G,Anderson P,Al-Abbassi A,McAlister V,Luke PP,Sener A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with failing Fontan physiology and liver cirrhosis are being considered for combined heart and liver transplantation. We performed a retrospective review of our experience with en bloc combined heart and liver transplantation in Fontan patients > 10 years old from 2006 to 18 per Institutional Review Board app...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Vaikunth SS,Concepcion W,Daugherty T,Fowler M,Lutchman G,Maeda K,Rosenthal DN,Teuteberg J,Woo YJ,Lui GK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Autologous islet transplantation (IAT) following pancreatectomy is now a recognized, albeit highly specialized procedure carried out in a small number of centers worldwide. Current clinical principles and best practice with emphasis on examining the technical aspects of surgery in centers with significant IA...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kumar R,Chung WY,Dennison AR,Garcea G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplant wait-list management is becoming increasingly complex. We introduced a novel wait-list management strategy at our center, the Transplant Readiness Assessment Clinic (TRAC), whereby patients whose Kidney Allocation Scores surpass a threshold are actively managed. From January 1, 2016 through June 30, ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cheng XS,Busque S,Lee J,Discipulo K,Hartley C,Tulu Z,Scandling JD,Tan JC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been successfully used for treatment of proteinuria after renal transplantation (RTx). Factors possibly responsible for the great inter-patient variance of the antiproteinuric effect (APE) have not yet been investigated in renal-transplanted patients. METH...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Lufft V,Kliem V,Hamkens A,Bleck JS,Eisenberger U,Petersen R,Ehlerding G,Maschek H,Pichlmayr R,Brunkhorst R

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing acute care utilization is a means of improving long-term patient outcomes. We sought to assess high inpatient (IP) admission and standalone emergency department (ED) utilization within a 9-month period post-kidney transplantation and to identify mutable factors to reduce utilization. In this ten-year retrospe...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Weeda ER,Su Z,Taber DJ,Bian J,Morinelli TA,Pilch NA,Mauldin PD,DuBay DA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In live related renal transplant program, management of multiple renal arteries (MRA) is technically demanding and used to be considered a relative contraindication because of increased risk of vascular and urologic complications. We present a retrospective analysis of the outcome of grafts with MRA and suggest certai...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kumar A,Gupta RS,Srivastava A,Bansal P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infections are a feared complication in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Here we present the University of Wisconsin experience with 5 invasive fungal infections-aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and coccidioidomycosis-in KTRs transplanted between 01/01/1994 and 06/30/20...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Parajuli S,Wick A,Pandeya S,Astor BC,Smith J,Djamali A,Mandelbrot DA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stress, coping resources, and family functioning of 36 mothers of children awaiting transplantation were evaluated. Using standardized assessment techniques, we found that, overall, 20% of mothers reported clinically elevated stress responses and that parenting stress was higher for mothers of children evaluated f...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Rodrigue JR,Hoffmann RG 3rd,MacNaughton K,Graham-Pole J,Andres JM,Novak DA,Fennell RS

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of C(2) monitoring for cyclosporine A (CsA) microemulsion results in improved clinical outcomes vs. trough (C(0)) monitoring. Logistical issues include accurate timing of the C(2) sample; requirement for sample dilution with most standard assay techniques; and inconvenience for patients. Recently, it has been show...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yonan N,Martyszczuk R,Machaal A,Baynes A,Keevil BG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although patients within a transplant program are awaiting or have received disease modifying or curative treatment, they are also facing advanced illness and the possibility of death. The involvement of specialized palliative care services for these patients may improve symptom management and facilitate advance care ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wentlandt K,Dall'Osto A,Freeman N,Le LW,Kaya E,Ross H,Singer LG,Abbey S,Clarke H,Zimmermann C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, we described a significant decrease in donor-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte precursor frequency (CTLpf) after discontinuation of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), while the proliferative capacity in mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC), and the number of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) producing cells (pc) in ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： van Besouw NM,van de Wetering J,van der Mast BJ,de Kuiper R,Baan CC,Weimar W

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreas retransplantation has become more frequent and represents a technical challenge for surgeons. Knowledge of alternative surgical options could be useful in difficult cases. We present a case of brutal diabetes mellitus in a patient with severe vascular disease that underwent a third pancreas transplant. Diffic...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Garcia-Roca R,Humar A,Sturdevant M,Kobayashi T,Dunn T,Kandaswamy R,Sutherland D

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracheostomy is an important adjunct for lung transplant patients requiring prolonged ventilation. We explored the effects of post-transplant tracheostomy on survival and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplant. METHODS:A retrospective, single center analysis was performed on all lung transp...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Huddleston SJ,Brown R,Rudser K,Goswami U,Tomic R,Lemke NT,Shaffer AW,Soule M,Hertz M,Shumway S,Kelly R,Loor G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), associated with late-allograft dysfunction is caused by alloantigen-dependent and -independent mechanisms, and eventually leads to interstitial fibrosis (ci). Activation of complement cascade is considered to be a poor prognostic marker of graft survival. This study was d...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ohba K,Miyata Y,Koga S,Nishikido M,Kanetake H,Nazneen A,Razzaque MS,Taguchi T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the results achieved in single human hand transplantations, we decided to perform the first double hand transplantation with a conventional immunosuppressive protocol in a patient with a high potential for functional recovery. Two years after transplantation the efficacy and the safety of this immunosuppressi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Petruzzo P,Revillard JP,Kanitakis J,Lanzetta M,Hakim NS,Lefrançois N,Owen E,Dubernard JM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 123 consecutive patients with advanced-stage, acute leukemia undergoing HSCT from HLA-identical sibling donors were analyzed. A G-CSF-primed DLI was planned within day 60 post-transplantation before hematologic relapse was diagnosed. Fifty of the 123 individuals received prophylactic DLI, and 73 individuals...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wang Y,Liu DH,Fan ZP,Sun J,Wu XJ,Ma X,Xu LP,Liu KY,Liu QF,Wu DP,Huang XJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental models suggest that endothelin-1 (ET-1) has a significant role in the pathogenesis of cyclosporin A (CyA)-induced hypertension. However, its serum levels evaluated in different studies, including patients who received solid organ transplants, exhibited controversial results. Our study population consisted...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cauduro RL,Costa C,Lhulier F,Garcia RG,Cabral RD,Gonçalves LF,Manfro RC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a cell surface protein, which down-regulates the immune response at CTLA-4/CD28/B7 pathway. We aimed to investigate the influence of the -318 C/T, +49 A/G, -1661 A/G and CT60A/G, and CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms on acute rejection of kidney allograft in Turkish patients. The s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ruhi Ç,Sallakçi N,Yeğin O,Süleymanlar G,Ersoy FF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to develop an adapted information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model to describe barriers and facilitators for adherence and self-management among kidney transplant recipients. METHODS:We conducted a review of literature about kidney transplant recipients' knowledge, perceptions, and experien...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ranahan M,Von Visger J,Kayler LK

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to see whether lessons could be learned from the prospectively maintained nationwide database on solitary pancreas transplantation (SPTx) performed in the UK. METHODS:Two hundred and forty-five SPTx were utilized from the 2004-2013 period (113 pancreas transplant alone and 132 panc...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Vrakas G,Arantes RM,Gerlach U,Reddy S,Friend P,Vaidya A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of advanced age live donors remains controversial because of decline in glomerular filtration rate and perceived increased risks of perioperative complications. METHODS:A retrospective review of all live donor transplants performed from January 2000 to December 2003. RESULTS:Seventy-eight live don...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Johnson SR,Khwaja K,Pavlakis M,Monaco AP,Hanto DW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main cause of late morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation is bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). This study assesses the prevalence of gastroparesis among lung-transplant recipients and its association with BOS. The files of 139 patients who underwent nuclear gastric emptying studies before and/or...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Raviv Y,D'Ovidio F,Pierre A,Chaparro C,Freeman M,Keshavjee S,Singer LG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction is of vital importance, as it may cause ischemia and dysfunction in various organs. Despite, this problem has been well documented in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), there is not enough data considering this issue following renal transplantation. One of the potential causes of end...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Oflaz H,Turkmen A,Kazancioglu R,Kayacan SM,Bunyak B,Genchallac H,Erol B,Mercanoglu F,Umman S,Sever MS

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether sirolimus, a newer immunosuppressive agent, widely used in renal transplantation, affects male sex hormone levels or sexual function. METHODS:Sex hormone profiles in male renal transplant recipients were obtained and compared between a sirolimus-treated group and a group not on sirolim...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Lee S,Coco M,Greenstein SM,Schechner RS,Tellis VA,Glicklich DG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal mineral metabolism is not uncommon after renal transplant (TXP). In dialysis patients, elevated serum phosphorous (P), calcium (Ca), CaP product, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The effect of these abnormalities on recipient and graft survival aft...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Egbuna OI,Taylor JG,Bushinsky DA,Zand MS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are little data on the pre- and post-liver transplantation (LT) outcomes of patients having autoimmune hepatitis-primary biliary cholangitis (AIH-PBC), AIH-primary sclerosing cholangitis (AIH-PSC), and AIH-small-duct PSC (AIH-SDPSC). The aim of this study was to analyze pre- and post-LT outcomes and su...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chayanupatkul M,Fiel MI,Schiano TD

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As there are other lesions in the cardiac allografts of long-term survivors, it is best to refer to the vascular lesion as "graft vascular disease". Graft vascular disease may be evident as early as 3 months after cardiac transplantation and may cause death in the recipient as late as 22 years post-transplant. The dis...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Billingham ME

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00