Assessment and significance of sarcopenia in liver 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：:Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after pancreas transplantation is a rare but serious complication: All previously reported cases were fatal. We herein report three cases of GVHD after pancreas transplantation with favorable outcomes. Patients with a history of kidney (and pancreas) transplantation subsequently receiv...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chang Jw,Sageshima J,Ciancio G,Mattiazzi A,Chen L,Tsai HL,Ruiz P,Burke GW 3rd

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten-year protocol biopsies were performed in 16 patients treated with calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) continuously. All kidney grafts were functioning well at the time of biopsy with the mean serum creatinine level of 1.6 +/- 0.8 mg/dL. The specimen of biopsy showed various degrees of tissue injury. According to the Banff...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Okamoto M,Akioka K,Ushigome H,Higuchi A,Nobori S,Ogino S,Uryuhara K,Kaihara S,Hatta T,Urasaki K,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this meta-analysis was to review the evidence for the use of immune globulin in the prevention of symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in transplant recipients. A computerized search of Medline from 1980 to October 1991 was conducted using the textword "cytomegalo:" and the subheading "prevention...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Glowacki LS,Smaill FM

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of uncontrolled donation after cardiac death (uDCD) has been met with tepid interest within the United States transplant community. Hesitancy stems largely from fears of eroding public trust due to complex ethical issues involving consent. Beyond ethical concerns, uDCD creates unique logistic challenges t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Choudhury RA,Prins K,Moore HB,Yoeli D,Kam A,Nydam TL

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to examine the presentation and outcomes relative to solid organ donation in patients with fatal cerebral gunshot wounds at a level I trauma center over a 7-year period. A retrospective chart review of patients with such wounds over the years 1993-99 was completed. Eighty (80) patients were c...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Croezen DH,Van Natta TL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the peripheral circulation may be impaired in heart transplant recipients (HTx rec). Conflicting results have been obtained and the mechanisms involved have not been examined. In the present study, we examined whether long-time survivors of heart transplantation (Tx) show signs of...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Holm T,Aukrust P,Andreassen AK,Ueland T,Brosstad F,Frøland SS,Simonsen S,Gullestad L

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In order to determine risk factors for bone loss after renal transplantation, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry was performed in 125 renal transplant patients. The bone mineral density (BMD) was expressed as a percentage of the normal population (BMD%) and Z-score (SD from normal). The whole body, lumbar spin...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Heaf J,Tvedegaard E,Kanstrup IL,Fogh-Andersen N

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of the medial segment of the graft after living related liver transplantation (LRLT). Of the 12 pediatric recipients who underwent LRLT, 2 received whole left liver graft, 1 left lateral segment graft, and 9 extended left lateral segment grafts. The hepatic veins o...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cheng YF,Chen CL,Haung TL,Lee TY,Chen TY,Chen YS,Liu PP,Chiang YC,Eng HL,Wang CC,Cheung HK,Jawan B,Goto S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of donor-derived hematopoietic cells in blood and various tissues of the organ recipients, termed allogeneic microchimerism, has been considered to play an essential role in establishment of organ acceptance. In this study, we prospectively determined the presence of peripheral blood microchimerism (PBM) ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Tajik N,Singal D,Pourmand G,Ebrahimi-Rad M,Radjabzadeh M,Tavasoli P,Khosravi F,Nikbin B

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:International data on training, work, and lifestyle of transplant physicians and surgeons are scarce. Such data might help in development of uniform education paths and provide insights for young clinicians interested in this field. This study aimed at the evaluation of these data in all transplant-associate...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hoyer DP,Kaiser GM,Cicinnati V,Radunz S,Braun F,Greif-Higer G,Schulze M,Schmidt HJ,Paul A,Beckebaum S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progression of HCV-related disease is particularly aggressive in the post-transplantation setting. Recipients with recurrent HCV infection undergo repeated liver biopsies in order to estimate disease progression. A strong association was found between serum immunoglobulins levels and hepatic fibrosis in non-transp...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Schmilovitz-Weiss H,Cohen M,Pappo O,Sulkes J,Braun M,Tur-Kaspa R,Ben-Ari Z

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABO-incompatibility is a major obstacle to expanding exiguous donor pools in adult liver transplantation, especially in countries where grafts from deceased donors are uncommon. We present our preliminary results of ABO-incompatible (ABO-I) adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using a new, simple protocol. ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Soejima Y,Muto J,Matono R,Ninomiya M,Ikeda T,Yoshizumi T,Uchiyama H,Ikegami T,Shirabe K,Maehara Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney allograft inflammation is associated with proinflammatory modifications of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, suggesting that renal inflammation contributes to systemic inflammation. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between subclinical inflammation in surveillance biopsies performed...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： García-Carro C,Dörje C,Åsberg A,Midtvedt K,Scott H,Reinholt FP,Holdaas H,Reisaeter AV,Seron D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin cancer is common after solid organ transplantation, but few have investigated it after lung transplant (LTx). OBJECTIVE:We assessed incidence and predictors of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) post-LTx. METHODS:We studied patients who underwent LTx at our center from 2012 to 2015. RESULTS:Of 287 patie...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Elnahas S,Olson MT,Kang P,Panchanathan R,Masuda T,Walia R,Zeitouni NC,Smith MA,Bremner RM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the efficacy of primary endovascular stenting in cases of transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) from cadaver and non-heart-beating donor kidneys. Patients with TRAS (n = 13) from a single-centre transplant population (n = 476) were treated by primary percutaneous angioplasty and endovascular ste...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ridgway D,White SA,Nixon M,Carr S,Blanchard K,Nicholson ML

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During liver transplant (LT), the release of vasoactive substances into the systemic circulation is associated with severe hemodynamic instability that is injurious to the recipient and/or the post-ischemic graft. Crystalloid flush with backward unclamping (CB) and portal blood flush with forward unclamping (PF) are t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fukazawa K,Nishida S,Hibi T,Pretto EA Jr

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering the relevance of the migratory processes in Western societies, the attitudes toward organ donation after death are analyzed by means of a survey applied to a representative random sample of the resident immigrant population in Spain, comprising 1202 subjects (estimated margin of error of ± 2.88%, p = q, p ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： López JS,Valentín MO,Scandroglio B,Coll E,Martín MJ,Sagredo E,Martínez JM,Serna E,Matesanz R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal transplantation is presently the best treatment for end-stage renal disease, although considered contraindicated for elderly patients. However, more investigation is needed due to higher life expectancy rates of the general population and the increasing number of over 60-yr-old patients with chronic renal failur...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mendonça HM,Dos Reis MA,de Castro de Cintra Sesso R,Câmara NO,Pacheco-Silva A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alagille syndrome (AGS) is an inherited multisystem disorder, and liver transplantation (LT) may be required in pediatric patients with AGS (P-AGS). There are limited data regarding the outcomes of LT in adults with AGS (A-AGS). AIM:To determine and compare the outcomes of LT in A-AGS vs. P-AGS as well as...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Arnon R,Annunziato R,Schiano T,Miloh T,Baisley M,Sogawa H,Contreras AG,Lee S,Kerkar N

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreas transplant longevity is limited by immune rejection, which is diagnosed by graft biopsy using the Banff Classification. The histological criteria for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) are poorly reproducible and inconsistently associated with outcome. We hypothesized that a 34-gene set associated with antibod...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Roufosse C,Drachenberg C,Renaudin K,Willicombe M,Toulza F,Dominy K,McLean A,Simmonds N,de Kort H,Cantarovitch D,Scalea J,Mengel M,Adam B

更新日期：2020-11-01 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:Elderly patients are the fastest growing population requiring renal replacement therapy. As previous studies have shown a survival benefit of kidney transplantation compared to dialysis for end-stage renal disease, we sought to evaluate if this survival benefit extends to octogenarians. METHODS:This was a s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ravichandran BR,Sparkes TM,Masters BM,Thomas B,Demehin M,Bromberg JS,Haririan A

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：: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：:Endothelin-1 is a vasoconstrictor peptide released by the vascular endothelium by various chemical and mechanical factors. Cellular rejection is one of the most common complications following orthotopic liver transplantation, endotheliitis being its most specific and consistent histological feature. To assess the role...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fábrega E,Figols J,Dueñas C,Crespo J,Casafont F,Sanchez-Antolín G,de las Heras G,Amado JA,Pons-Romero F

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Vascular thrombosis is the most common cause of early graft loss after transplantation. Routine grayscale and Doppler ultrasound frequently fail to adequately visualize vascular compromise. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a novel approach to identifying these complications. METHODS:This was a pro...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Swensson J,Nagaraju S,O'Brien D,Tann M,Shah A,Mangus R,Powelson J,Fridell J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The colloid-based University of Wisconsin (UW) preservation solution has been used extensively in clinical pancreas transplantation. Experimental studies support the use of the crystalloid-based histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) preservation solution for this purpose. AIM:We report our initial experi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Potdar S,Malek S,Eghtesad B,Shapiro R,Basu A,Patel K,Broznick B,Fung J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00