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Background In spite of renal graft shortage and increasing waiting times for transplant candidates, simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation (HKTx) is an increasingly performed procedure established for patients with combined end-stage cardiac and ...
Oliver Beetz +11 more
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Multivisceral transplantation is a life-saving treatment for many chronically ill patients with advanced abdominal pathologies. For such transplants, a complex arterial reconstruction is required, with numerous anastomoses on a composite donor graft and ...
Ryan M. McEnaney, MD +3 more
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Surgical Resection of Native Viscera to Manage Persistent Ascites after Multivisceral Transplant
Multivisceral transplantation is the therapy of choice in patients with diffuse portomesenteric thrombosis. In the present case, we describe a patient who had persistent ascites after multivisceral transplant.
Brian I. Shaw +2 more
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Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome Berdon’s syndrome - First Report in Romania [PDF]
Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare motility disorder with high mortality rate described by Berdon in 1976.
Mihaela BIZUBAC +7 more
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Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation
Intestinal transplantation has been established as a treatment option for patients that suffer from intestinal failure with complications from total parenteral nutrition. It is still rapidly evolving and just reached a landmark of 1,000 cases worldwide.
Jang Il, Moon, Andreas G, Tzakis
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Imaging of Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation [PDF]
Intestinal transplantation has evolved from its experimental origins in the mid-20th century to its status today as an established treatment option for patients with end-stage intestinal failure who cannot be sustained with total parenteral nutrition. The most common source of intestinal failure in both adults and children is short-bowel syndrome, but ...
Mitchell A, Rees +6 more
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BackgroundDonor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) impact negatively on the outcome of intestinal grafts. Although the use of antibody-removal therapies (ART) is becoming more frequent in the last few years, issues regarding their timing and ...
María Lasa-Lázaro +14 more
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A case report of a 30-year-old male with megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome with de novo ACTG2 gene mutation [PDF]
Introduction: Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a very rare genetic disorder of visceral motility of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary system.
Knežević Violeta V. +4 more
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The antibody and T cell responses after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination have not been formally compared between kidney and liver transplant recipients. Using a multiplex assay, we measured IgG levels against 4 epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and nucleocapsid
Lucrezia Furian +17 more
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Optimal Treatment for Patients With Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein
Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is a sequela of extrahepatic and/or intrahepatic portal vein obstruction caused by a combination of local and risk factors.
Bo Wei +3 more
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