The Risk of Stroke in Kidney Transplant Recipients with End-Stage Kidney Disease

Evaluation the Cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in Kidney Transplant Patients-A Single Center Study

Chronic kidney disease stage progression in liver transplant recipients.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is little information on chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage progression rates and outcomes in liver transplant recipients. Identifying modifiable risk factors may help prevent CKD progression in liver transplant recipients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS We performed a retrospective review of 1151 adult, deceased-donor, single-organ primary liver...

Covid-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: a case report

Increased risk of squamous-cell carcinoma in simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant recipients compared with kidney transplant recipients.

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the risk of non-melanocytic skin cancer (NMSC) in simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant recipients (SPKTRs) compared with kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) in relation to other potential risk factors of skin cancer. In a cohort study, 208 SPKTRs were compared with 1,111 KTRs who were transplanted during the same time period. The effects of age, sex...

Cataract in kidney transplant recipients.

The relationship between the administrated dose of steroid and the grade of cataract was studied in 22 kidney transplant recipients maintaining a good graft function for more than one year. Posterior subcapsular cataract was observed in 19 patients, of whom seven showed severe cataract accompanied by visual disturbance. The total dose of steroid, particularly the dose in the period from three m...