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Multidetector CT evaluation of potential right lobe living donors for liver transplantation
Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2011 Introduction: Living donor liver transplantation is increasingly being used to help compensate for the increasing shortage of cadaveric liver grafts. However, the extreme variability of the hepatic vascular systems can impede this surgical procedure. Aim
Mohamed Saied Abdelgawad +1 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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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra +3 more
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Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy
British Journal of Surgery, 2003 Removing disincentives to ...
Brook, NR, Nicholson, ML
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba +11 more
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مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2007 Introduction Although renal transplantation from cadaver is common, living donors continue to be an important source of transplanted kidneys. Recipients of living-donor kidneys demonstrate improved graft survival.
Seyed Abbas Tabatabaei +6 more
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The Kidney Exchange Game [PDF]
, 2005 The most effective treatment for kidney failure that is currently known is transplantation. As the number of cadaveric donors is not sufficient and kidneys from living donors are often not suitable for immunological reasons, there are attempts to ...
Cechlárová, Katarína +2 more
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Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2016 Background/Aims: We have reported that the eGFR overestimates renal function when glycemic control is poor. It has been reported that eGFR calculated by serum creatinine underestimates GFR in living kidney donors.
Akihiro Tsuda +10 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although most malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs) are highly curable with cisplatin‐based therapy, options for patients with multiply relapsed/refractory disease remain limited. For this population, we report the first pediatric use of gemcitabine, docetaxel, melphalan, and carboplatin (GemDMC) as part of sequential cycles of high‐dose ...
Maria Frost +10 more
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Comparison of IL2, IL6, and TNFα Levels in Brain-Dead and Living Kidney Donors and their Relationship with Early Renal Graft Function in Kidney Recipients in Namazi Hospital, Shiraz in 2008-9 [PDF]
فصلنامه دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم, 2011 Introduction:Brain death results in increased activity of cytokines which may interfere with the transplanted renal function. The aim of the present study is to assess the cytokine levels in brain-dead and living kidney donors as well as their ...
Reza Sahraei +4 more
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