The clinical characteristics, pre- and post-liver transplantation outcomes in patients having autoimmune overlap syndromes.

abstract：:Temporary graft dysfunction with gas exchange abnormalities is a common finding during the postoperative course of a lung transplant and is often determined by the post-reimplantation syndrome. Supportive measures including oxygen by mask, inotropes, diuretics, and pulmonary vasodilators are usually effective in non-s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Feltracco P,Serra E,Barbieri S,Persona P,Rea F,Loy M,Ori C

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated tolerability and efficacy of ezetimibe treatment (10 mg/d) in 25 heart allograft recipients already on stable statin therapy. Total cholesterol (TC), low-density cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), immunosuppressant drug levels, laboratory and clinical parameters ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Konstandin MH,Blessing E,Doesch A,Ammon K,Koch A,Wabnitz GH,Gleissner CA,Remppis A,Katus HA,Dengler TJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cirrhosis is a recognized risk factor for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (I-CCa). Small I-CCa nodules might be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the context of liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical impact of undetected I-CCa in liver e...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Vallin M,Sturm N,Lamblin G,Guillaud O,Hilleret MN,Hervieu V,Joubert J,Abergel A,Leroy V,Boillot O,Dumortier J,Scoazec JY

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:Cell-mediated responses to xenoantigens are different from those to alloantigens. CD4+ T cells are especially important in xenoresponses and depletion of CD4+ T cells can prolong survival of xenografts better than allografts in some circumstances. The difference between the two responses is due in part to the relative...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Auchincloss H Jr

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplantation (BTT) can achieve a similar survival to non-BTT remains controversial. We conducted this meta-analysis to compare the outcomes between ECMO BTT and non-BTT to facilitate better clinical decision-making. Seven databases were searched...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wan X,Bian T,Ye S,Cai P,Yu Z,Zhu J,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent in renal transplant candidates; however, its effect on the transplant outcome is still controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of HCV infection in the outcome of kidney transplantation in a single transplant center. The study populat...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Arango J,Arbelaez M,Henao J,Mejia G,Arroyave I,Carvajal J,Garcia A,Gutierrez J,Velásquez A,Garcia L,Aguirre C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid withdrawal has potential risks (rejection) and benefits (fewer complications). Most data on steroid-related complications predates cyclosporine (CsA). We tabulated the incidence of posttransplant complications considered to be steroid-related in 748 adult kidney transplant recipients (with at least 1 year of f...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fryer JP,Granger DK,Leventhal JR,Gillingham K,Najarian JS,Matas AJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival despite prolonged non-adherence with immunosuppression is rare but has been reported in kidney, lung, and liver transplantation. Its occurrence in heart transplantation is quite rare. Our study was prompted by an index patient who survived despite prolonged medication non-adherence. Prospective consent and bl...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Baran DA,Rao P,Deo D,Zucker MJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation (ABO-ILKT) has been reported to have a higher rate of early complications and higher medical costs than ABO-compatible kidney transplantation (ABO-CLKT). We aimed to compare the clinical outcomes, complications, and medical costs between ABO-ILKTs and ABO-CLKTs at 2 years post-t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kakuta Y,Okumi M,Unagami K,Iizuka J,Takagi T,Ishida H,Tanabe K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the epidemiology, risk factors, and impact of bacterial infection on pancreatic function after pancreas transplantation. Data for pancreas transplant recipients were retrospectively reviewed between 2000 and 2014 for at least 1 year. We collected and analyzed post-transplant data for bacterial in...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bodro M,Ferrer J,Ricart MJ,Sanclemente G,Linares L,Cervera C,Cofan F,Ventura-Aguiar P,Lopez-Boado MÁ,Marco F,Fuster J,García-Valdecasas JC,Moreno A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of a narrow therapeutic window has guided the management of transplant recipients on cyclosporine immunosuppression since its inception more than a decade ago. The need to maintain immunosuppression and avoid toxicity imposed the requirement of monitoring cyclosporine levels within a limited range. The use...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Takasugi M,Takasugi JK,Barba L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the etiology of anemia post-renal transplantation, we assessed hematologic parameters and EPO levels in 38 anemic and 16 non-anemic control renal transplant recipients (RTRs) with varying degrees of allograft function at periods > 3 months post-transplantation. Significant differences between the two groups ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Miles AM,Markell MS,Daskalakis P,Sumrani NB,Hong J,Sommer BG,Friedman EA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical rejection (SCR) is quite common early following renal transplantation and decreases progressively with time. The immunological profile of the recipient, the immunosuppressive regimen used, and the occurrence of prior episodes of clinical acute rejection (AR) are all risk factors for SCR. SCR, in turn, is a...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： El-Amm JM,Gruber SA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the indications for liver transplantation broaden to include older and more critically ill patients, the likelihood of encountering unsuspected cardiovascular disease increases. PURPOSE:This study examined the frequency, type, and subsequent outcome of intra- and postoperative cardiovascular complication...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Dec GW,Kondo N,Farrell ML,Dienstag J,Cosimi AB,Semigran MJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) leads to the majority of late graft loss following renal transplantation. Detection of CAN is often too late to permit early intervention and successful management. Most current strategies for managing CAN rely on minimizing or eliminating calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) once CAN has ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Campistol JM,Boletis IN,Dantal J,de Fijter JW,Hertig A,Neumayer HH,Oyen O,Pascual J,Pohanka E,Ruiz JC,Scolari MP,Stefoni S,Serón D,Sparacino V,Arns W,Chapman JR

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:The effect of storage temperature on early graft function following liver transplantation was investigated by analyzing the results following transplantation during three periods in which different techniques for graft storage were used. The techniques involved ice-packing (period 1), storage in a standard operating ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Morino M,Adam R,Diamond T,Castaing D,Reynes M,Bismuth H

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute rejection (AR) superimposed upon delayed graft function (DGF) following renal transplantation worsens graft outcomes. However, risk factors for AR in patients displaying DGF remain unclear. In this study, 71 patients displaying DGF >/= 5 d were investigated. All received cyclosporine, adjunctive azathioprine or ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Moore J,Tan K,Cockwell P,Krishnan H,McPake D,Ready A,Mellor S,Hamsho A,Ball S,Lipkin G,Borrows R

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infectious complication following renal transplantation. Previous studies uniformly report that renal transplant recipients develop UTIs more often than the general population, but widely differ on how frequently UTIs occur after transplantation. These studies also d...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chuang P,Parikh CR,Langone A

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:The non-relapse mortality of autologous stem cell transplant is low enough that the procedure has been extended to older patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We treated 537 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients with high-dose chemotherapy consisting of busulfan, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide followed by autologous stem c...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kalaycio M,Pohlman B,Kuczkowski E,Rybicki L,Andresen S,Sobecks R,Bolwell B

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Laparoscopy is a standard surgical option for live donor nephrectomy (LDN) at the majority of transplant centers. Equivalent graft survival with shorter convalescence has been reported by several large volume centers. With the arrival of an experienced laparoscopic surgeon in 2002, we began to offer laparo...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Riley J,Troxel S,Wakefield M,Ross G,Weinstein S

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：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：:Differentiating acute pyelonephritis (APN) from acute rejection (AR) in renal allograft biopsies can sometimes be difficult because of overlapping clinical and histologic features, lack of positive urine cultures,and variable response to antibiotics. We wanted to study differential gene expression between AR and APN u...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Oghumu S,Nori U,Bracewell A,Zhang J,Bott C,Nadasdy GM,Brodsky SV,Pelletier R,Satoskar AR,Nadasdy T,Satoskar AA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity and weight gain are serious concerns after solid organ transplantation (Tx); however, no unbiased comparison regarding body weight parameter evolution across organ groups has yet been performed. Using data from the prospective nationwide Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, we compared the evolution of weight parame...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Beckmann S,Nikolic N,Denhaerynck K,Binet I,Koller M,Boely E,De Geest S,Psychosocial Interest Group, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study.

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:When a patient who had renal replacement therapy becomes older, an elder donor candidate may be considered as a potential donor for living-related transplantation. Elder donor candidate might have pre-existing disease including mild renal dysfunction, such as proteinuria. Marginally appropriate donors migh...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Akioka K,Okamoto M,Ushigome H,Nobori S,Suzuki T,Sakai K,Sakamoto S,Urasaki K,Yanagisawa A,Fukatsu A,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) are a heterogeneous set of complications of organ transplantation associated with poor patient prognosis. We analyzed the clinicopathological features of PTLDs in 43 adult and pediatric recipients of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation at a large transplant ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yoon SO,Yu E,Cho YM,Suh C,Kim KM,Han DJ,Lee SG,Huh J

更新日期：2012-01-01 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