Outcome Analysis of 71 Clinical Intestinal Transplantations

Intestinal Transplantations

Clinical and experimental observations in heart transplantations.

As described previously,lS2 this was a modification of the Lower-Shumway method? In brief, pairs of puppies were chosen on the basis of approximate match in weight, anesthetized and subjected to hypothermia of 15 to 20°C. for the recipient, and 25 to 30°C. for the donor. The excised donor heart was stored in isotonic solution at 4 to 10°C. while preparation of the recipient was completed. The r...

Endoscopic versus surgical management of biliary complications - Outcome analysis after 1188 orthotopic liver transplantations.

BACKGROUND AND AIM After liver transplantation, the endoscopic approach has become the standard treatment modality for biliary complications. Aim of this study was to compare primary endoscopic with primary surgical management. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective review on 1188 consecutive liver transplant patients between 1989 and 2009 was performed. Management strategies (endoscopic, surgi...

Survival analysis of human meniscal transplantations.

We describe a prospective survival analysis of 63 consecutive meniscal allografts transplanted into 57 patients. The lateral meniscus was transplanted in 34, the medial meniscus in 17, and both menisci (combined) in the same knee in six. For survival analysis we used persistent pain or mechanical damage as clinical criteria of failure. A total of 13 allografts failed (5 lateral, 7 medial, 1 med...

Ameloblastoma: a clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic analysis of 71 cases.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic features of 71 intraosseous ameloblastomas. STUDY DESIGN Data with respect to the patients' ages, sex, tumor locations, and surgical treatment history, as well as the radiographic findings and number of recurrences, were analyzed. The histologic types of and radiologic findings regarding tumors w...