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Use of Living Donors in Kidney Transplantation in Man [PDF]

, 1970
A series is presented of 238 living renal donors who have been followed for periods of from eight months to eight years. Careful selection of donors is mandatory in order to avoid postoperative mortality or morbidity. Anatomic variations which may affect
Halgrimson, CG, Ogden, D, Penn, I, Starzl, TE   +3 more
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Robot-assisted kidney transplantation with regional hypothermia using grafts with Multiple Vessels After Extracorporeal Vascular Reconstruction: results from the European Association of Urology Robotic Urology Section Working Group

, 2018
Background: Kidney transplantation using grafts with multiple vessels (GMVs) is technically demanding and may be associated with increased risk of complications or suboptimal graft function.
Alcaraz, Antonio, Breda, Alberto, Campi, Riccardo, Decaestecker, Karel, Doumerc, Nicolas, Facundo, Carme, Fornara, Paolo, Gausa, Luis, Guirado, Luis, Janssen, Martin, Mohammed, Nasreldin, Musquera, Mireia, Randon, Caren, Sahin, Selcuk, Serni, Sergio, Siena, Giampaolo, Stockle, Michael, Territo, Angelo, Tugcu, Volkan, Vignolini, Graziano   +19 more
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First impressions and perceived roles: Palestinian perceptions on foreign aid [PDF]

, 2013
This paper summarizes some results of a wider research on foreign aid that was conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 2010. It seeks to describe the impressions and feelings of Palestinian aid beneficiaries as well as the roles and functions they ...
Abdel-Karim N., Ben-Ami S., Beáta Paragi, Brynen R., Halliday F., Khadr A., Laqueur W., More A., Nakhleh K., Paragi B., Said N., Shamir J., Shearer D., Zagha A., Zagha A., Zhang H., Zhang H.   +16 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Metabolic risk after living kidney donation: an analysis of the Swiss Organ Living-Donor Health Registry

Swiss Medical Weekly
BACKGROUND: Due to persistent organ shortage, the selection criteria for living kidney donors have broadened to include elderly donors and those with co-morbidities.
Joana Krättli, Deborah Buess, Matthias Diebold, Caroline Wehmeier, Daniel Sidler, Dela Golshayan, Tobias Zingg, Sophie de Seigneux, Fadi Haidar, Isabelle Binet, Alexander Ritter, Kerstin Hübel, Fabian Rössler, Jürg Steiger, Patricia Hirt-Minkowski   +14 more
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A Primer on Kidney Transplantation: Anatomy of the Shortage [PDF]

, 2014
Kidneys are unique among the solid organs due to the combination of the low risk of living donation, the feasibility of sustaining life on dialysis for several years following kidney failure, and Medicare coverage of dialysis and transplantation for ...
Cook, Philip J., Krawiec, Kimberly D.
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Is having sex with other men a risk factor for transfusion-transmissible infections in male blood donors in Western countries?: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2015
Background : Although increased prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections (TTI) among “men who have sex with men” (MSM) has been well documented, the exclusion of MSM as blood donors is contested.
Compernolle, Veerle, De Buck, Emmy, Dieltjens, Tessa, Vandekerckhove, Philippe   +3 more
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the relationship and postoperative glomerular filtration rate between the living donor and the recipients in kidney transplantation

Urological Science, 2017
Objective: This study evaluated the relationship and postoperative glomerular filtration rate (GFR) between the living donors and the recipients in kidney transplantation.
Guang-Heng Chen, Hsi-Hsien Wang, Po-Jen Hsiao, Yi-Huei Chang, Shen-Wei Li, Chi-Ping Huang, Chin-Chung Yeh, Chao-Hsiang Chang   +7 more
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Reverse Transplant Tourism [PDF]

, 2014
In this article, we propose a novel form of kidney swap, which we label “Reverse Transplant Tourism.” This proposal has the potential to increase the number of successful transplants in the US at a time of great need, while reducing costs.
Krawiec, Kimberly D., Rees, Michael A.
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