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Screening Live Kidney Donors for Endemic Infections
Get guidance for testing kidney donors including limitations and interpretation of results.
Donor-Derived Fungal Infections in Organ Transplant
Donor-derived fungal infections can be associated with serious complications in transplant recipients. How can they be curtailed?
Renal Comorbidity After Solid Organ and Stem Cell Transplants
After solid-organ and stem-cell transplantation, what are the risk factors for chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease?
Seven Habits of Medscape Transplantation Users
Monthly update from the Editor and Program Director of Medscape Transplantation. What's new, what's coming, and more.
Split Liver Transplantation?
Liver transplant surgeon discusses challenges with in situ cadaveric split liver transplantation
Antiviral Prevention and CMV in Transplant Recipients
What is the impact of antiviral prophylaxis and preemptive therapy on the incidence and outcomes of cytomegalovirus in solid organ transplant recipients?
Predictive Value of Serum Creatinine for Renal Allograft Loss
A retrospective evaluation quantified renal function (serum creatinine or calculated GFR levels) as surrogate marker for graft loss.
Donor Kidney Exchanges
Every paired exchange transplant removes a patient from the waiting list and avoids the incompatible recipient from having to go on the list. This approach also increases access to deceased donor kidn
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?
Safety of Living Liver Donors in Donor Hepatectomies
Is bigger more dangerous - when it comes to donor hepatectomy?
Ask the Experts - Donor With Pulmonary Carcinomatosis?
During organ procurement from a 35-year-old brain-dead (secondary to intracranial bleed due to hypertension) male, a lesion (approximately 2 cm) was noted in the lower lobe of the left lung. The lesion was wedged and brought back with the liver and kidneys to the center.
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 ...
Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Renal Transplantation
This review addresses the concepts and possible strategies for use of predictor and surrogate biomarkers in the design of clinical trials in renal transplantation.
Vesicoureteral Reflux in Renal Transplant Recipients?
What is the cause and incidence of vesicoureteral reflux in renal transplant recipients?
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?