Transplantation

Robot-assisted Living-donor Left Lateral Sectionectomy.

Machine-Learning Algorithms Predict Graft Failure After Liver Transplantation.

BACKGROUND: The ability to predict graft failure or primary nonfunction at liver transplant decision...

Robotic pancreas transplantation in a type 1 diabetic patient with morbid obesity: A case report.

RATIONALE: Obesity is considered a relative contraindication to pancreas transplantation due to incr...

Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function.

There is much interest in form-fitting, low-modulus, implantable devices or soft robots that can mim...

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Short-Term Mortality in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

OBJECTIVE: The present study refers to a determination of the preoperative B-type natriuretic peptid...

Hypercalcemia and acute renal insufficiency following use of a veterinary supplement.

A previously healthy 24 yo male presented with a two-month history of epigastric pain, nausea, vomit...

Prevalence of cytomegalovirus disease in kidney transplant patients in an intensive care unit.

OBJECTIVES: To define the frequency of cytomegalovirus disease among kidney transplant patients in a...

Pre-transplant cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G antibody levels could prevent severe cytomegalovirus infections post-transplant in liver transplant recipients: Experience from a tertiary care liver centre.

BACKGROUND: Humoral immune responses in cytomegalovirus (CMV) are not studied well. Pre-transplant C...

Preclinical Evaluation of Ga-MAA from Commercial Available Tc-MAA Kit.

Tc-Macroaggregated Albumin (Tc-MAA) has been used as a perfusion agent. This study described develop...

Effect of Hypertonic Saline 5% on Early Graft Function and Urinary Interleukin 18 and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation.

Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is one of the main causes of delayed graft function (DGF) in decea...

Study of The Effects of N-Acetylcysteine on Oxidative Stress Status of Patients on Maintenance-Hemodialysis Undergoing Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a potent antioxidant that acts through regenerating glutathione stores and...

Hyperbaric oxygen with cord blood transplants: Filling the donor gap.

Aljitawi OS, Paul S, Ganguly A, Lin TL, Ganguly S, Vielhauer G, Capitano ML, Cantilena A, Lipe B, Ma...

Impact of preformed donor-specific antibodies against HLA class I on kidney graft outcomes: Comparative analysis of exclusively anti-Cw anti-A and/or -B antibodies.

AIM: To analyze the clinical impact of preformed antiHLA-Cw antiHLA-A and/or -B donor-specific anti...

Stabilization of estimated glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplantation from deceased donors with acute kidney injuries.

AIM: To evaluate and compare the outcomes of kidney transplant (KT) from deceased donors among stand...

A case series of the safety and efficacy of testosterone replacement therapy in renal failure and kidney transplant patients.

BACKGROUND: Hypogonadism is common in patients with renal dysfunction and does not always correct fo...

Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in Seoul National University.

BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment modality for hepatocellular carcinoma (H...

Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Antiβ2glicoprotein-1 Antibodies as the Cause of Recurrent Tibial Vein Thrombosis in SAPHO syndrome.

The antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is defined by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in ...

Retzius Space Preservation Technique for Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy in a Kidney Transplant Patient: First Case in Thailand and Our First Experience.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to report our experience in robotic-assisted laparoscopic radica...

Nanoparticle-mediated arresten gene inhibits neointimal formation of vein grafts: an experimental research.

BACKGROUND: Recently, we established a new rat model of venous arterialization by grafting the jugul...

Fabrication, Characterization, and Hemocompatibility Investigation of Polysulfone Grafted With Polyethylene Glycol and Heparin Used in Membrane Oxygenators.

Polysulfone (PSF) was grafted chemically with polyethylene glycol (PEG) of different molecular weigh...

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Comparing Cadaveric Liver Transplant and Non-Transplant Surgical Patients.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a frequent complication in intensive care surgical patients, part...