From HLA Typing to anti-HLA antibody detection and beyond: the road ahead
The complex polymorphism of the HLA genes and the need of a proper identification of anti-HLA antibodies have led to continuously develop novel practical and feasible technologies in the field of organ and tissue transplantation. Technologies to identify HLA molecules have evolved from the serological to the molecular methods and a true innovation in the DNA sequencing has taken place with the development of Next Generation Sequencing. An interesting field to explore is how the information resulting from the HLA-DNA sequencing can be applied in the clinical setting by including the alloimmunization assessment. (Source: Tra...
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 28, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Antonietta Picascia, Vincenzo Grimaldi, Claudio Napoli Source Type: research
Biliary Complications Following Living Donor Hepatectomy
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become increasingly common in an effort to increase organ availability for the treatment of end-stage liver disease. Donor safety is a primary concern in LDLT. The majority of complications experienced by living donors are infectious or biliary in nature. The purpose of this paper was to review the existing literature on biliary complications in living donors. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 17, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Hillary J. Braun, Nancy L. Ascher, Garrett R. Roll, John P. Roberts Source Type: research
Safety, adherence and efficacy of exercise training in solid-organ transplant candidates: a systematic review
Patients awaiting solid-organ transplantation may be encouraged to undertake exercise training to improve pre- and post-transplant outcomes. However, the safety, adherence and efficacy of exercise training in this population remain unclear. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 17, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Matthew P. Wallen, Tina L. Skinner, Toby G. Pavey, Adrian Hall, Graeme A. Macdonald, Jeff S. Coombes Source Type: research
Biliary Complications Following Living Donor Hepatectomy
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become increasingly common in an effort to increase organ availability for the treatment of end-stage liver disease. Donor safety is a primary concern in LDLT. The majority of complications experienced by living donors are infectious or biliary in nature. The purpose of this paper was to review the existing literature on biliary complications in living donors. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 17, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Hillary J. Braun, Nancy L. Ascher, Garrett R. Roll, John P. Roberts Source Type: research
Safety, adherence and efficacy of exercise training in solid-organ transplant candidates: a systematic review
Patients awaiting solid-organ transplantation may be encouraged to undertake exercise training to improve pre- and post-transplant outcomes. However, the safety, adherence and efficacy of exercise training in this population remain unclear. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 17, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Matthew P. Wallen, Tina L. Skinner, Toby G. Pavey, Adrian Hall, Graeme A. Macdonald, Jeff S. Coombes Source Type: research
Combined heart –liver transplantation: Indications, outcomes and current experience
Combined heart –liver transplantation is a rare, life-saving procedure that treats complex and often fatal diseases including familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy and late stage congenital heart disease status-post previous repair. There were 159 combined heart–liver transplantations performed between January 1 , 1988 and October 3, 2014 in the United States. A multitude of potential techniques to be used for combined heart and liver transplant including: orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) and orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) on full cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), OHT with CPB and OLT with venovenous bypass (VVB), OHT wi...
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 15, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Eliza W. Beal, Khalid Mumtaz, Don Hayes, Bryan A. Whitson, Sylvester M. Black Source Type: research
Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation: Indications, Outcomes and Current Experience
Combined heart-liver transplantation is a rare, life-saving procedure that treats complex and often fatal diseases including familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy and late stage congenital heart disease status-post previous repair. There were 159 combined heart-liver transplantations performed between January 1, 1988 and October 3, 2014 in the United States. A multitude of potential techniques to be used for combined heart and liver transplant including: orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) and orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) on full cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), OHT with CPB and OLT with veno-venous bypass (VVB), OHT with CP...
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 15, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Eliza W. Beal, Khalid Mumtaz, Don Hayes, Bryan A. Whitson, Sylvester M. Black Source Type: research
Multiorgan Transplantation
Kidney transplantation has proven to be the gold standard therapy for severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to multiple etiologies in individuals deemed eligible from a surgical standpoint. While kidney transplantation is traditionally considered in conditions of native kidney disease such as diabetes and immunological or inherited causes of kidney disease, an increasing indication for kidney transplantation is kidney dysfunction in the setting of other severe organ dysfunction that requires transplant, such as severe liver or heart disease. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 15, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Erik Stites, Alexander C. Wiseman Source Type: research
The role of osmotic self-inflatable tissue expanders in intestinal transplant candidates
Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is often associated with decreased abdominal domain, rendering abdominal closure difficult. Pre-transplant placement of tissue expanders (TE) can overcome this challenge; however it can be associated with life-threatening complications. This review aimed to comprehensively summarize all available literature on TE in ITx candidates and include the technical details of osmotic, self-inflatable TE -a technique undescribed before. PubMed, EMBASE and CCTR were searched until April 30, 2016. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 15, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Laurens J. Ceulemans, Nathalie P. Deferm, Marc Miserez, Francesca Maione, Diethard Monbaliu, Jacques Pirenne Source Type: research
Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation: Indications, Outcomes and Current Experience
Combined heart-liver transplantation is a rare, life-saving procedure that treats complex and often fatal diseases including familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy and late stage congenital heart disease status-post previous repair. There were 159 combined heart-liver transplantations performed between January 1, 1988 and October 3, 2014 in the United States. A multitude of potential techniques to be used for combined heart and liver transplant including: orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) and orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) on full cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), OHT with CPB and OLT with veno-venous bypass (VVB), OHT with CP...
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 15, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Eliza W. Beal, Khalid Mumtaz, Don Hayes, Bryan A. Whitson, Sylvester M. Black Source Type: research
Multiorgan Transplantation
Kidney transplantation has proven to be the gold standard therapy for severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to multiple etiologies in individuals deemed eligible from a surgical standpoint. While kidney transplantation is traditionally considered in conditions of native kidney disease such as diabetes and immunological or inherited causes of kidney disease, an increasing indication for kidney transplantation is kidney dysfunction in the setting of other severe organ dysfunction that requires transplant, such as severe liver or heart disease. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 15, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Erik Stites, Alexander C. Wiseman Source Type: research
The role of osmotic self-inflatable tissue expanders in intestinal transplant candidates
Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is often associated with decreased abdominal domain, rendering abdominal closure difficult. Pre-transplant placement of tissue expanders (TE) can overcome this challenge, however it can be associated with life-threatening complications. This review aimed to comprehensively summarize all available literature on TE in ITx candidates and include the technical details of osmotic, self-inflatable TE -a technique undescribed before. Pubmed, EMBASE and CCTR were searched until April 30th, 2016. (Source: Transplantation Reviews)
Source: Transplantation Reviews - July 15, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Laurens J. Ceulemans, Nathalie P. Deferm, Marc Miserez, Francesca Maione, Diethard Monbaliu, Jacques Pirenne Source Type: research
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