Journal of Transplant Surgery

Research Article   |   10.36959/338/330 Volume 3 Issue 1

Health-Related Quality of Life in Lung Transplantation Patients from Israel as Compared with General Population Data: A Pilot Study

Authors: Nissan Graur and Mordechai Reuven Kramer

Lung transplantation (LT), one of the aims is improving patient’s quality of life and survival. Our aim was to assess the impact of LT on health-related quality of life (HRQL) according to the SF-36... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/338/329 Volume 2 Issue 1

Impact of Morbid Obesity on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support and Heart Transplantation

Authors: Sophia E Cohen, MD, Ryan M Johnson and Mohammed Quader, MD

Limited data suggests that morbid obesity (Body Mass Index- BMI > 35 kg/m2) increases complications after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and after heart transplantation (HTx). We c... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/338/328 Volume 1 Issue 1

Long-Term Outcomes of Induction Therapies with Alemtuzumab, Basiliximab or Methylprednisolone in Kidney Transplant Patients with Delayed Graft Function

Authors: Allen Zhang, Beatrice Zhang, Yaozhong Liu, Mary Killackey, Anil Paramesh, Joseph Buell, Brent Alper, Fred Teran, Adrian Baudy and Rubin Zhang

We compare the 5-year outcomes of induction therapies with methylprednisolone (n = 58), basiliximab (n = 56) or alemtuzumab (n = 98) in patients with DGF. Maintenance was tacrolimus and mycophenolate ... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/338/327 Volume 1 Issue 1

Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Treatment of Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome: A Case Report

Authors: Diego Quattrone, Thomas Schulz, Mathieu Gazon, Celine Guichon and Pr Frederic Aubrun

We here report the case of successful orthotopic liver transplantation (LT) following acute liver failure (ALF) related to sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS). This syndrome is one of the main cause... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/338/326 Volume 1 Issue 1

The Association between IMPDH II Gene 3757t > C and Ugt1a9 Gene T-275a Polymorphisms with Plasma Mycophenolic Acid among Renal Transplant Recipients

Authors: Ola Atef Sharaki, Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed rizk, Montasser Mohamed Zeid, Eman Saad Nassar and Iman Said Gharraf

ESRD is a major health problem imposing great burden on the society. Dialysis either haemodialysis or peritoneal and transplantation are the two alternating treatment modalities. Transplantation becam... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/338/325 Volume 1 Issue 1

Crossmatch Strategies in Renal Transplantation: A Practical Guide for the Practicing Clinician

Authors: Nalaka Gunawansa, Roshni Rathore, Ajay Sharma and Ahmed Halawa

Immunogenetic profiling of transplant recipients and pre-transplant tissue crossmatch between potential donor and recipient is mandatory in modern-day renal transplantation.... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/338/324 Volume 1 Issue 1

Who Owns Hematopoietic Stem Cells? Some Fundamental Legal Stakes for the Manufacture of Cultured Red Blood Cells

Authors: Jean Mercier Ythier

Significant R&D investment is currently being made in the design of cost-effective devices for the manufacture of red blood cells (RBCs) from hematopoietic stem cells. If successful, such techniques w... Read more

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