Hepatocyte transplantation, a step forward?

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Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy: A Step Forward in Kidney Transplantation?

Open donor nephrectomy for live donor kidney transplantation is a safe procedure that has been used for more than 30 years with excellent results. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is a relatively new technique that has the potential of decreased postoperative pain, less incisional morbidity, and shorter recovery time. Furthermore, it has been reported that this potentially less traumatic approach...

hepatocyte isolation from unused/rejected livers for transplantation: initial step toward hepatocyte transplantation, the first experience from iran

conclusions hepatocyte isolation can be performed as the main and initial step for cell transplantation from unused/rejected liver. it is the first experience in iran. results highly quality hepatocytes with high viability and low contamination were isolated. the mean viability was 71.8% ± 21.7. in the first 4 cases microbial contamination by staphylococci, diphtheroid and klebsiella was detect...

Hepatocyte Isolation From Unused/Rejected Livers for Transplantation: Initial Step Toward Hepatocyte Transplantation, the First Experience From Iran

BACKGROUND Hepatocyte transplantation is being used in patients with liver-based metabolic disorders and acute liver failure. Hepatocytes can be isolated from unused/rejected livers under sterile conditions. OBJECTIVES The quality of the hepatocytes is very important and the main and initial step in hepatocyte transplantation is hepatocyte isolation. In this study we tried to set up the metho...

Hepatocyte Transplantation

Orthotopic liver transplantation is an established treatment for patients with severe acute and end-stage chronic liver disease. The shortage of donor organs continues to be the rate-limiting factor for liver transplantation throughout the world. Hepatocyte transplantation is a promising treatment for several liver diseases and can, also, be used as a ‘bridge’ to liver transplantation in cases ...