Liver transplant in a receptor with ABO incompatibility: a viable option

ABO Bloods group incompatibility in recurrent abortion

Abstract Background A vast variety of factors may cause recurrent pregnancy loss. Blood group incompatibility of parents could cause abortion. The examination of couples or twins, blood groups showed that the blood group incompatibility can affect adversely the outcome of pregnancy. Couples with blood group incompatibility are more involved in spontaneous miscarriage. Antigenes in two differe...

Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Across ABO-Incompatibility

The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of adult ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).ABO-incompatible LDLT is an aggressive treatment that crosses the blood-typing barrier for saving lives from liver diseases. Although graft and patient survival have been improved recently by various treatments, the results of adult ABO-incompatible LDLT require further ev...

ABO incompatibility: which one matters?

The Role of ABO Incompatibility in Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant.

ABO incompatibility is not a contraindication for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, but this procedure requires an extra effort for erythrocyte or plasma depletion in certain well established conditions. Some acute or delayed immunohematological complications such as acute or chronic hemolysis and pure red cell aplasia may be encountered. In this study the outcome and transplant related c...

Postnatal phenobarbitone for preventing hyperbilirubinaemia in newborns with ABO incompatibility.

Phenobarbitone acts as an inducer of hepatic enzymes resulting in accelerated uptake, conjugation and excretion of bilirubin.'> Its prophylactic use in a high risk setting such as ABO incompatibility may help in reducing the need for phototherapy and exchange transfusions. From May to December 1998, a prospective study was done at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St John's Medical College and ...