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Open AccessMajor hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma in elderly patients: is it reasonable?
We sought to evaluate the effect of age on postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing major liver surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC).
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Hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison between liver transplantation, resective surgery, ethanol injection, and chemoembolization
Between January 1989 and June 1997, 533 patients (423 male, 110 female, mean age 61 years, range 22–89 years) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were observed at our center. We report on 419 patients retrosp...
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Early Pancreas Retransplantion for Vascular Thrombosis in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplants
Vascular thrombosis is still the leading cause of nonimmunologic, technical pancreatic transplant graft failures and usually occurs in the early postoperative period. Little data exist regarding the issue of p...
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Hyperimmune Globulin in the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection: Lack of Efficacy in Kidney Graft Recipients
An open study has been performed in 21 kidney graft recipients (cadaver and LRD, first and further) in order to evaluate the efficacy of anti-Cytomegalovirus (CMV) hyperimmune globulin in preventing CMV infect...
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Effect of Steroid Withdrawal on Late Immunologic Complications after Liver Transplantation
The goal in longterm follow up of organ-transplanted patients is the best maintenance immunosuppression with the minimum of drug-related side-effects. Surprisingly, despite the presumed lower immunologic poten...
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Retransplantation of the Liver Graft: Indication and Results in a Single-Center Experience
Retransplantation of the liver (ReOLtx) is an outstanding challenge for both the patient and the surgeon. While acute ReOLTx, often a consequence of a primary graft non-function (PGNF) or a vascular accident, ...
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Second Renal Allograft Transplants. Experience at a Single Institution
Registry data of heart and liver retransplantation have revealed a pattern of patient survival that is significantly worse than results achieved by primary transplantation. To verify the trend of graft surviva...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: prognostic factors associated long-term survival
Between December 1985 and February 1995, 260 orthotopic liver transplantations (OLTX) were performed on 238 patients at Ni-guarda Hospital. Sixty-three patients had hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); in 13 of the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Is the use of marginal donors justified in liver transplantation? Analysis of results and proposal of modern criteria
A discrepancy exists worldwide between the number of suitable liver donors and the increasing demand for transplantation. Thus many centers have considered widening their liver donor acceptance criteria and th...
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Dysarthria and cerebellar ataxia: late occurrence of severe neurotoxicity in a liver transplant recipient
Neurological complications of cyclosporin (CyA) therapy are frequent, usually occurring within the 1st month after transplantation. Though leukoencephalopathy is one of them, it is rarely documented. Here we r...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Liver transplantation for small HCC in cirrhosis
Segmental liver resection is generally considered the treatment of choice for small HCC in cirrhotic livers. Although in selected patients with small encapsulated nodules and low alpha-fetoprotein levels long-...
