Cytomegalovirus as a Risk Factor in Living-related Renal Transplantation

Living-Related Donor Renal Transplantation

Background. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an increasing problem in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has decreased the morbidity associated with HIV and has prompted renewed interest in renal transplantation. Methods. We performed four cases of deceased donor renal transplantation in HIV + recipients and th...

Living related renal transplantation in Kuala Lumpur.

Fifty-si» lz"ving related renal transplants were performed between December 1975 and December 1980. All except eight of the recipients were male. Tbe mean age was 29.5 years. Patient and graft surmoal were 86 percent and 73 percent at 1 year and 83 percent and 68 percent at 2 years respectively. Infection was the main cause of death and acute and chronic rejection were the main causes of graft ...

Obesity as a risk factor following cadaveric renal transplantation.

Obesity has generally been thought to increase the risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications in surgical patients. No data examining obesity as a factor in cadaveric renal transplantation were available. We therefore matched obese patients undergoing cadaveric renal transplantation with nonobese control patients and retrospectively analyzed mortality, morbidity, and graft surv...

double j-related hemoperitoneum in a living-related renal transplantation recipien

LIVING-RELATED LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN: THE SHIRAZ EXPERIENCE

The liver transplantation program was established at Shiraz Nemazee Hospital in 1993. Shortage of cadaver organ supply due to various social and legal issues urged us to develop a living-related liver transplantation (LRLT) program. So far 7 (6 males, 1 female) living-related liver transplantations have been performed at this center. The mean age of patients was 8.21 years (+/- 4.16), with ...