abstract：:Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (ATG-F) is an extensively used induction agent. To our knowledge, no study to date has assessed reduced ATG-F dosage in children undergoing renal transplantation. This was a retrospective analysis of pediatric renal recipients in the Department of Kidney Transplantation, The First Affilia...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Shang W,Feng G,Gao S,Wang Z,Pang X,Li J,Liu L,Feng Y,Xie H,Zhang S,Qiao B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the data reported to the Korean Cord Blood Registry between 1994 and 2008, involving children and adolescents with non-malignant diseases. Sixty-five patients were evaluated in this study: SAA (n = 24), iBMFS, (n = 16), and primary immune deficiency/inherited metabolic disorder (n = 25). The CI of ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Park M,Lee YH,Kang HR,Lee JW,Kang HJ,Park KD,Shin HY,Ahn HS,Baek HJ,Kook H,Hwang TJ,Lee JW,Chung NG,Cho B,Kim HK,Lee SH,Yoo KH,Sung KW,Koo HH,Koh KN,Im HJ,Seo JJ,Park JE,Lim YJ,Lyu CJ,Lee JM,Hah JO,K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune and allergic diseases cause morbidity and diminished quality of life in pediatric organ transplant recipients. We hypothesize that younger age at transplantation and immunosuppression regimen play a role in the development of immune-mediated disease following heart transplant. A single institution retrospec...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Mouledoux JH,Albers EL,Lu Z,Saville BR,Moore DJ,Dodd DA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HCV infection is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the adult population in the United States. HCV infection occurs in 0.2-0.4% of the pediatric population and progression to HCC is uncommon. Liver transplantation for HCV in children is rare. In this report, we present a case of pediatric patient with HCV a...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Malik S,Dekio F,Wen JW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease with a defect in epithelial chloride transport that results in a multisystem disease. Although pulmonary disease remains the primary cause of morbidity and mortality, focal biliary cirrhosis and portal hypertension may develop in up to 8% of these patients. Liver transplant...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Henn C,Kapellen T,Prenzel F,Siekmeyer M,Hau HM,Kiess W,Bartels M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even if kidney graft survival has improved during the last decades, sensitized pediatric patients are an emerging problem. We describe a 17-yr-old male who lost his first graft due to chronic rejection becoming hyperimmunized (CDC PRA 99.61%). A desensitization protocol based on high-dose IVIG, PP, and two Mabthera(®)...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ghirardo G,Benetti E,Poli F,Vidal E,Della Vella M,Cozzi E,Murer L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SR-aGVHD remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic HCT recipients. Alemtuzumab has been used with success in adult patients but has not been studied in the pediatric setting. To estimate the effectiveness of alemtuzumab for the treatment of SR-aGVHD in pediatric patients, we retrospectively ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Khandelwal P,Lawrence J,Filipovich AH,Davies SM,Bleesing JJ,Jordan MB,Mehta P,Jodele S,Grimley MS,Kumar A,Myers K,Marsh RA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the risk factors for new-onset seizures after pediatric LT and to assess their clinical implications and long-term prognosis. The clinical and laboratory data of 27 consecutive children who underwent LT from January 2007 to December 2010 in our center were analyzed retrospectively. Patients were divided in...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Xie M,Rao W,Sun LY,Zhu ZJ,Deng YL,Shen ZY,Jia JD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PMF of infancy is a recently described autosomal recessive disorder presenting with severe bone marrow failure, accelerated neutrophil apoptosis, and significant platelet dysfunction, caused by a mutation in the VPS45 gene. In this study, we update our group of patients with PMF, highlighting different aspects of this...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Stepensky P,Simanovsky N,Averbuch D,Gross M,Yanir A,Mevorach D,Elpeleg O,Weintraub M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjusted survival outcomes following hepatic resection and transplantation for pediatric liver tumors have not been compared. To address this question, we conducted a retrospective cohort study using the SEER registry. While SEER lacks certain specifics regarding staging, chemotherapy, comorbidities, and recurrence, i...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： McAteer JP,Goldin AB,Healey PJ,Gow KW

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:PBSCs have become the preferred source of autologous stem cells for supporting high-dose chemotherapy in childhood solid tumors. The aims of this retrospective study were to examine the optimal timing for administration of G-CSF after chemotherapy and to identify the patients from whom an optimal dose of PBSCs can be ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Takahashi H,Kato M,Kikuchi A,Hanada R,Koh K

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:Data from 997 pediatric LT recipients were used to model demographic and medical variables as predictors of lower levels of HRQOL. Data were collected through SPLIT FOG project. Patients were between 2 and 18 yr of age and survived LT by at least 12 months. Parents and children (age ≥ 8 yr) completed PedsQL™ 4.0 Gener...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Alonso EM,Martz K,Wang D,Yi MS,Neighbors K,Varni JW,Bucuvalas JC,Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Functional Outcomes Group (FOG).

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal transplant recipients are at risk of micronutrient deficiency due to the slow process of post-transplant adaptation. Another contributing factor is calcineurin inhibitor-induced renal tubular dysfunction. Patients are typically supplemented with micronutrients during PN; however, the risk of deficiency may ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ubesie AC,Cole CR,Nathan JD,Tiao GM,Alonso MH,Mezoff AG,Henderson CJ,Kocoshis SA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver and small bowel transplant is an established treatment for infants with IFALD. Despite organ reduction techniques, mortality on the waiting list remains high due to shortage of size-matched pediatric donors. Small abdominal cavity volume due to previous intestinal resection poses a significant challenge to achie...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Vidyadharan R,van Bommel AC,Kuti K,Gupte GL,Sharif K,Richard BM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between SES and outcomes surrounding pediatric cardiac transplantation is complex and influenced by recipient race. Broad-based studies of SES have not been performed. A retrospective review of all 5125 primary pediatric heart transplants performed in the United States between 2000 and 2011. Patients ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Davies RR,Russo MJ,Reinhartz O,Maeda K,Rosenthal DN,Chin C,Bernstein D,Mallidi HR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on active clinical research in pediatric liver transplantation with special emphasis on areas that could benefit from studies utilizing the SPLIT infrastructure and data repository. Ideas were solicited by members of the SPLIT Research Committee and sections were drafted by members of the committee...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Alonso EM,Ng VL,Anand R,Anderson CD,Ekong UD,Fredericks EM,Furuya KN,Gupta NA,Lerret SM,Sundaram S,Tiao G,Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Research Group.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to re-evaluate the indications and timing of LT for WD. From 2000 to 2009, eight patients with WD who had been referred to our institution for LT were enrolled in this study. The mean patient age was 15.9 yr (range, 7-37 yr). Four patients could not receive LT, because there were no available...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ohya Y,Okajima H,Honda M,Hayashida S,Suda H,Matsumoto S,Lee KJ,Yamamoto H,Takeichi T,Mitsubuchi H,Asonuma K,Endo F,Inomata Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychomotor development in pediatric liver transplant (LT) recipients depends on several factors. Our aim was to evaluate the importance of parental involvement and family dynamics on psychomotor development by assessing (i) children and parents individually, (ii) the parent-child relationship, and (iii) the correlati...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Posfay-Barbe KM,Barbe RP,Wetterwald R,Belli DC,McLin VA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EPVO is a common cause of prehepatic portal hypertension in pediatric patients and sometimes results in cavernous transformation of the PV. We herein present the cases of two patients who underwent LDLT for EPVO with post-Kasai biliary atresia. PV reconstruction was performed with a porto-left gastric vein anastomosis...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Kitajima T,Sakamoto S,Uchida H,Hamano I,Kobayashi M,Kanazawa H,Fukuda A,Kasahara M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RVIs are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised children. We analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of infection by four respiratory viruses (RSV, adenovirus, influenza, and parainfluenza) treated at a pediatric tertiary care hospital in a retrospective cohort of patients who had receiv...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Lo MS,Lee GM,Gunawardane N,Burchett SK,Lachenauer CS,Lehmann LE

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:In this cross-sectional study, we compared levels of adaptive functioning and examined potential correlates of adaptive functioning in 18 pediatric intestine (ITX) and 22 liver (LTX) recipients transplanted between June 2003 and March 2009. Family caregivers completed the ABAS-II scale and provided socio-demographic i...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Shellmer DA,DeVito Dabbs A,Dew MA,Terhorst L,Noll RB,Kosmach-Park B,Mazariegos G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal vein aneurysms are very rare and represent <3% of all venous aneurysms. They can be congenital or acquired. Most patients do not have liver disease at diagnosis. Although uncommon, portal vein aneurysm has been described after liver transplant. We report the case of a six-yr-old girl who presented with an aneur...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Molinares B,Alvarez S,García V,Sepúlveda ME,Yepes NL,Peláez S

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:Neoplasms in children after organ transplantation are related to the type and intensity of immunosuppression and the donor-recipient serostatus, especially in relation to the Epstein-Barr virus. The patient was a two-yr-old female child with biliary atresia who underwent a liver transplantation from a female cadaver d...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Backes AN,Tannuri AC,de Mello ES,Gibelli NE,de Castro Andrade W,Tannuri U

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prematurity and very low birthweight have often been considered relative contraindications to neonatal organ donation. Organ procurement from neonatal donors is further complicated by unclear guidelines regarding neonatal brain death. We report a successful case of multivisceral transplantation using a graft from a 10...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Cauley RP,Suh MY,Kamin DS,Lillehei CW,Jenkins RL,Jonas MM,Vakili K,Kim HB

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A five-yr-old boy developed chronic liver failure and ESKD because of CHF and juvenile NPHP. He underwent sequential liver and kidney transplantation with a compatible blood type from his father, at five yr, seven months and five yr, 11 months old, respectively. Because the patient was not in ESKD, we initially perfor...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Udagawa T,Kamei K,Ogura M,Tsutsumi A,Noda S,Kasahara M,Fukuda A,Sakamoto S,Shigeta S,Tanaka H,Kuroda T,Matsuoka K,Nakazawa A,Nagai T,Uemura O,Ito S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman disease is a rare hematologic disorder, closely linked to the HHV-8, and most commonly observed in immunocompromised individuals. Thirteen months following a liver transplant for CPS-1 defect, a 15-month-old boy presented with fevers, anemia, and growth retardation. Abdominal CT scan showed splenomegaly and ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Bonatti HJ,Axt J,Hunter EB,Lott SL,Frangoul H,Gillis L,Correa H,Kelly B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of oseltamivir-resistant 2009 H1N1 influenza virus (conferred by the H275Y substitution in NA) during therapy or prophylaxis in immunocompromised patients is a serious concern. The optimal therapy for immunosuppressed patients with oseltamivir-resistant 2009 H1N1 influenza virus is unknown and few option...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Shetty AK,Ross GA,Pranikoff T,Gubareva LV,Sechrist C,Guirand DM,Abramson J,Lin JJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CVD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients with CKD. It is unclear whether vascular abnormalities in these patients are reversible, and if transplantation portends salutary effects on arterial function. We compared FMD, PWV, AI75, and CIMT in 15 dialysis (D), 14 transplant patients (T), and ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Tawadrous H,Kamran H,Salciccioli L,Schoeneman MJ,Lazar J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CV disease is the major cause of death in patients with CKD. Recently, CMR imaging emerges as a complementary method providing advantages in cardiac assessment; however, data on CMR in pediatric CKD are scarce. We performed CMR in 15 children: two with CKD, six on peritoneal dialysis, seven on hemodialysis, and in 18 ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Schaefer B,Rusai K,Toth A,Pasti K,Ujszaszi A,Kreko M,Horvath E,Sallay P,Reusz GS,Merkely B,Tulassay T,Szabo AJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists over whether PHTN in heart transplant candidates increases post-transplant mortality. We performed analysis of data reported to UNOS for children who underwent primary heart transplantation for cardiomyopathy from January 1994 to June 2010. Patients were divided into two groups depending on their pr...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Buddhe S,Du W,L'Ecuyer T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge concerning the involvement of the cardiovascular system in children awaiting liver transplant is limited. Therefore, no guidelines have been established on evaluating this group of patients for cardiac disease. This review examines the diverse cardiovascular manifestations of liver disease in children. We al...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Madan N,Arnon R,Arnon R

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is defined as bleeding from the GI tract that persists or recurs, with no obvious etiology, after esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), colonoscopy, and radiologic evaluation of the small bowel. We present the case of a 17-yr-old girl who for two years had been suffering from recurre...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Curcio G,Sciveres M,Mocciaro F,Riva S,Spada M,Tarantino I,Barresi L,Traina M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of TAC on medium term (three-yr follow-up) renal function in pediatric liver transplant (OLT) recipients. Glomerular and tubular indices were retrospectively analyzed in 24 consecutive OLT pediatric recipients on TAC. CrCl increased significantly each month post-OLT (p =...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Anastaze Stelle K,Belli DC,Parvex P,Girardin E,Giroud A,Wildhaber B,McLin VA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BKV reactivation is associated with impaired graft function in kidney transplant patients. The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of BKV infection in consecutive pediatric kidney transplant recipients at our center. Fifty-eight pediatric kidney transplant recipients were studied. The mean age at sc...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Momynaliev KT,Gorbatenko EV,Shevtsov AB,Gribanov OG,Babenko NN,Kaabak MM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective case series reviews our center's experience with sirolimus and a CNI as alternative therapy for the treatment of PTAH. It also characterizes regulatory T cells (Tregs) in PTAH. LT recipients with PTAH who had received or were receiving treatment with sirolimus were retrospectively identified (n = 12...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ekong UD,Mathew J,Melin-Aldana H,Wang D,Alonso EM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omenn's syndrome is a rare inherited variant of SCID. It is inevitably fatal, unless treated by bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. However, treatment-related complications and graft rejection are major obstacles to the success of transplantation. In this report, we describe an eight-month-old baby with Omenn's ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Wahadneh A,Bin-Dahman H,Habahbeh Z,Abu-Shukear M,Ajarmeh M,Zyood R,Khaled A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00