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Pancreas transplantation

Surgery (Oxford), 2014
Pancreas transplantation is now standard of care for selected patients with diabetes and end-stage renal failure or life-threatening diabetic complications. The morbidity and mortality of pancreas transplantation is higher than other transplant types, and for this reason selection criteria for both donors and recipients are more stringent.
Knight, S, Vogel, T, Friend, P
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Effect of the Embolization of Completely Unpurified Islets on Portal Vein Pressure and Hepatic Biochemistry in Clinical Practice

Cell Transplantation, 2004
Here we report on the impact of completely unpurified islet transplantation on the portal vein pressure (PVP) and the hepatic biochemistry in the peritransplant period and on follow-up.
Sung Ho Hyon, María Candela Ceballos, Mariana Barbich, Rosana Groppa, Luis Grosembacher, María Mercedes Vieiro, Laura Barcan, Salomon Algranati, Leon Litwak, Pablo F. Argibay M.D., Ph.D.   +9 more
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Pre-operative nutritional evaluation in liver transplant candidates

Brazilian Journal of Transplantation, 2005
Objective: The high prevalence of malnutrition in patients with end-stage of liver disease requires broad intensive measures to evaluate the pre-operative nutritional status while on the waiting list, aiming early disturbance corrections and a better ...
Daniela Salate Biagioni, Camila César Winckler, Regina Célia Callile de Paula, Milene Regina Bailo Gomes, Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida, Juan Carlos Llanos, Giovanni Faria Silva, Alexandre Bakonyi Neto   +7 more
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Pancreas Transplantation of US and Non-US Cases from 2005 to 2014 as Reported to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the International Pancreas Transplant Registry (IPTR).

The review of diabetic studies : RDS, 2016
This report is an update of pancreas and kidney transplant activities in the US and non-US region in two periods, 2005-2009 and 2010-2014. The aim of the report was to analyze transplant progress and success in the US compared to non-US countries, and to
A. Gruessner, R. Gruessner
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Three‐month pancreas graft function significantly influences survival following simultaneous pancreas‐kidney transplantation in type 2 diabetes patients

American Journal of Transplantation, 2020
Successful simultaneous pancreas‐kidney transplantation (SPK) improves quality‐of‐life and prolongs kidney allograft and patient survival in type‐1 diabetic (T1DM) patients. However, the use of SPK in type‐2 diabetic (T2DM) patients remains limited.
T. Alhamad, Ryan Kunjal, J. Wellen, D. Brennan, A. Wiseman, Kricia Ruano, Veronica Hicks, Mei Wang, M. Schnitzler, Su‐Hsin Chang, K. Lentine   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microsurgical Technique of Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney Transplantation in the Rat: Clinical Experience and Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2009
Background: For experimental basic research, standardized transplantation models reflecting technical and immunologic aspects are necessary. This article describes an experimental model of combined pancreas/kidney transplantation (PKTx) in detail ...
Bald, C., Doll, D., Hueser, N., Kern, H., Matevossian, E., Naehrig, J., Sinicina, I., Stangl, M., Thorban, S.   +8 more
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Ramadan Fasting in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study

Journal of Transplantation, 2018
Background. Fasting during the lunar month of Ramadan is mandatory to all healthy adult Muslims. Renal transplant recipients are often worried about the impact of fluid and electrolyte deprivation during fasting on the function of their allograft.
Ihab A. Ibrahim, Ehab A. Hassan, Abdelrahman M. Alkhan, Mohamed A. Hussein, Ahmed F. Alhabashi, Tariq Z. Ali, Yasir Z. Shah, Ibrahim S. Alahmadi, Mohamed S. Abdelsalam, Mohamed E. Rashwan, Ammar Abdulbaki, Dieter C. Broering, Hassan A. Aleid   +12 more
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DNA Methylation - and Telomere - Based Biological Age Estimation as Markers of Biological Aging in Donors Kidneys

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
The biological age of an organ may represent a valuable tool for assessing its quality, especially in the elder. We examined the biological age of the kidneys [right (RK) and left kidney (LK)] and blood leukocytes in the same subject and compared these ...
Sofia Pavanello, Manuela Campisi, Paolo Rigotti, Marianna Di Bello, Erica Nuzzolese, Flavia Neri, Lucrezia Furian   +6 more
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Acute T cell-mediated rejection after administration of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report

Korean Journal of Transplantation, 2021
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination on humoral and cellular immunity in transplant recipients remains unknown. We report the case of a 78-year-old kidney transplant recipient who experienced acute T cell-mediated rejection ...
Hye-Won Jang, Seongman Bae, Youngmin Ko, Seong Jun Lim, Hye Eun Kwon, Joo Hee Jung, Hae yon Cho, Heounjeong Go, Hyunwook Kwon, Young Hoon Kim, Sung-Han Kim, Sung Shin   +11 more
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A Comparative Analysis of the Safety, Efficacy, and Cost of Islet Versus Pancreas Transplantation in Nonuremic Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

American Journal of Transplantation, 2016
Few current studies compare the outcomes of islet transplantation alone (ITA) and pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) for type 1 diabetes (T1D). We examined these two beta cell replacement therapies in nonuremic patients with T1D with respect to safety,
S. Moassesfar, U. Masharani, L. Frassetto, G. Szot, M. Tavakol, Peter G. Stock, A. Posselt   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source