Personality changes have been reported following organ transplantation. Most commonly, such changes have been described among heart transplant recipients. We set out to examine whether personality changes occur following organ transplantation, and sp...
Kidney transplantation is a life-saving intervention for end-stage renal disease; yet, the persistent gap between organ demand and supply remains a significant challenge. This paper explores the escalating discard rates of deceased donor kidneys in t...
Background: When a partial liver graft is transplanted into a recipient with portal hypertension, it is subject to sinusoidal shear stress, which, in good measure, is essential for regeneration. However, portal hyperperfusion which exceeds the capaci...
In the field of surgery, the idea of performing organ transplants in a minimally invasive fashion has always been a significant technical challenge. The advent of the robotic approach facilitated the overcoming of difficulties in highly complex surgi...
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Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the commonest glomerulonephritis worldwide, a category that represents the third most frequent cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in the United States. Kidney transplantation remains the optimal treatment...
Cold preservation is a key component to organ procurement and transplantation. Cold preservation functions by slowing metabolic activity of procured organs and begins the period known as cold ischemic time (CIT). Reducing CIT and warm ischemic time (...
Solid organ transplantation entails numerous complex medical and ethical decisions. Shared decision-making (SDM) has been advocated as the optimal model for navigating these decisions, providing a collaborative framework that enhances person-centered...
Due to an aging population, advances in multiple medical fields, and shifts among indications for surgery, liver and kidney transplantation is increasingly pursued for elderly patients (aged 65 or greater). Elderly patients represent a uniquely vulne...
Histocompatibility testing is pivotal in any renal transplantation workup, aimed at enhancing prospective donor recipient compatibility and improving transplant outcomes. The evolution and advancement of histocompatibility testing, particularly HLA t...
Background: Serotherapy with anti-T lymphocyte globulin (ATLG, Grafalon, formerly ATG-Fresenius) is established for the prevention of severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The evidence from pros...
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