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Proteinuria a Contraindication for Renal Transplantation?
Kidney donor (living-related) has mild asymptomatic proteinuria on routine urine analysis; otherwise, all other findings are normal. Is this considered a contraindication for renal transplantation?
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Liver Transplant Recipient?
Should the patient's immunosuppression be decreased or even discontinued to prevent expansion of the hepatocellular carcinoma?
Ask the Experts - Obesity Surgery in Renal Transplantation?
Does anyone have experience in gastric bypass as a pretransplant therapy for morbidly obese end-stage renal disease patients?
Live Kidney Donor With Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura?
Response to reader's question: Would a patient with Werlhof's disease (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura) be considered as a living kidney donor?
Ask the Experts - Indications for Renal Transplantation, Patients With...
The patient is a 30-year-old female with chronic renal insufficiency and on hemodialysis since 1997. She had melanoma that was successfully operated on 10 years ago. Is she a suitable candidate for renal transplantation? In general, what are the limits and indications for transplantation in ...
Donor-Specific HLA Alloantibodies in Liver Transplantation
Advances in intensive care, immunosuppression, and disease management have dramatically improved liver allograft survival. What role is played by donor-specific HLA antibodies?
Survival and Risk of Recidivism in Liver Transplantation
Cirrhosis resulting from hepatitis C virus (HCV) is currently the most common indication for liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States.
Living-Unrelated Kidney Donation?
Are there any psychosocial contraindications to emotionally related organ donation to a patient with HIV disease?
Ask the Experts - Cough in the Kidney Transplant Recipient?
After excluding the most common causes of chronic cough in a kidney transplant recipient, may we ascribe the cough to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)?
Steroid-Free Immunosuppression Protocol
The North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study showed high-average prednisone dose was associated with poor growth outcome in children younger than 12 years of age.
New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus After Renal Transplantation
Posttransplant diabetes mellitus is a strong, independent predictor of renal graft failure and patient mortality.
Ask the Experts - Vascular Complications of Tacrolimus?
Can high serum levels of tacrolimus cause vasculitis and/or arteritis (evident in the renal graft biopsy)? Can this result in renal vein thrombosis?
Ask the Experts - Management of Fetus Born to Mother With Fulminant...
A week ago, we performed emergency living-related liver transplantation for a 28-year-old woman with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) who was 15 weeks pregnant. She is doing very well, and her fetus is alive. The fetus has gone through FHF and has been exposed to irradiation for preoperative ...
The Consequences of Public Policy to Buy and Sell Organs
Does an economic analysis of cost-effectiveness make the buying and selling of organs by society ethically acceptable? Would such a market be acceptable health policy?
Use of Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine in Kidney Transplantation
One-year results of the phase 3 US multicenter trial comparing tacrolimus and cyclosporine revealed a significant reduction in acute rejection episodes in kidney transplant recipients on tacrolimus.
Multi-organ Transplantation in the Setting of Scarcity
Multi-organ transplantation offers substantial benefits, including avoiding serial surgeries. However, multi-organ transplant candidates in the US commonly receive priority for their nonprimary organ over many who need that organ, which may undermine equity.
Ask the Experts - Prostaglandin for Primary Nonfunction of Liver Graft?
I would like to know about the use of prostaglandin E1 in the treatment of primary nonfunction of a transplanted liver.
Reporting Organ Trafficking Networks: Plea to Breach Secrecy
Find out how professionals can prevent organ trafficking.