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Probability of high-risk genetic matching with oocyte and semen donors: complete gene analysis or genoty** test?
PurposeTo estimate the probability of high-risk genetic matching when assisted reproductive techniques (ART) are applied with double gamete donation,...
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE): criteria for neuropathological diagnosis and relationship to repetitive head impacts
Over the last 17 years, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific research concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Since the...
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The role of anti-thymocyte globulin in allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from HLA-matched unrelated donors (MUD) for secondary AML in remission: a study from the ALWP /EBMT
We compared outcomes, of 1609 patients with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML) undergoing allogeneic transplantation (HSCT) in first complete...
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Proposal and validation of a liver graft discard score for liver transplantation from deceased donors: a multicenter Italian study
Several studies have explored the risk of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation (LT) in recent years. Conversely, risk factors for graft...
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Safety and Threshold Analysis of Preoperative Platelets in Right Lobe Living Donors for Liver Transplantation
BackgroundLow perioperative platelet count is a powerful independent risk factor for posthepatectomy liver failure. Usually, categorical effect of...
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Pediatric Living Lung Donor Transplant Candidates: Psychiatric Status of Utilized and Non-Utilized Donors
Living donor lung (lobar) transplantation has greatly decreased in the past decade due to the success of the lung allocation score (LAS) system,...
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Long-standing donor diabetes and pathologic findings are associated with shorter allograft survival in recipients of kidney transplants from diabetic donors
Approximately 6% of deceased kidney donors (DKDs) are diabetic; their kidneys may be associated with worse allograft survival, but published studies...
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SOULMATE: the Swedish study of liver transplantation for isolated colorectal cancer liver metastases not suitable for operation or ablation, compared to best established treatment—a randomized controlled multicenter trial
BackgroundAround one fourth of patients with colorectal cancer present themselves with distant metastases at the time of diagnosis, and one...
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Lung transplantation via cardiopulmonary bypass: excellent survival outcomes from extended criteria donors
ObjectivesThe role of intraoperative cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in lung transplant (LTx) surgery is controversial. CPB enables slow pulmonary...
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Long-term impact of baseline serum uric acid levels on living kidney donors: a retrospective study
BackgroundPreoperative characteristics of living kidney donors are commonly considered during donor selection and postoperative follow-up. However,...
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Evaluation of the efficacy of HEMO2life®, a marine OXYgen carrier for Organ Preservation (OxyOp2) in renal transplantation: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial
BackgroundPreventing ischemia‒reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major issue in kidney transplantation, particularly for transplant recipients receiving a...
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Seropositivity of blood samples of 31,355 cornea donors from a tertiary care network of eye banks
PurposeTo evaluate the seropositivity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis from blood...
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Unusual grafts for living-donor liver transplantation
PurposeUnusual grafts, including extended left liver plus caudate lobe, right anterior section, and right posterior section grafts, are alternatives...
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Public values and guiding principles for implementing epitope compatibility in kidney transplantation allocation criteria: results from a Canadian online public deliberation
BackgroundEpitope compatibility in deceased donor kidney allocation is an emerging area of precision medicine (PM), seeking to improve compatibility...
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The altruistic elderly, a valuable but unrecognised kidney donor group. A case report of an 85-year-old unspecified kidney donor
BackgroundKidney transplantation is the definitive treatment for end stage renal disease (ESRD), offering improved quality of life and survival...
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Donation After Circulatory Death Donors for Lung Transplantation: the US and Worldwide Status
Purpose of ReviewDue to the persistent sparsity of donor organs, today, organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) has become a promising solution...
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Use of a donor kidney with known autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a highly sensitised paediatric recipient
We report the use of an autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) donor kidney in a paediatric recipient. A 14-year-old boy on...
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Heart Transplant Donor Selection Guidelines: Review and Recommendations
Purpose of ReviewThe rate of heart transplants, while steadily increasing, is insufficient to meet the growing list of transplant candidates....
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Treatment of Donor-derived Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection after Renal Transplantation with Tigecycline and Extended-infusion Meropenem
ObjectiveDonor-derived carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection has recently emerged as a critical early complication after renal...
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Challenges, Innovations, and Next Steps in Achieving Financial Neutrality for Living Donors
Purpose of ReviewRecent national attention on living kidney donation brings renewed focus on policy related to alleviating financial burdens for...
