background& objective:  the prevalence and annual incidence of end stage renal disease  among 60 million iranians is about 15000 and 3175 (53 patients per million), respectively. the first renal transplantation was performed in shiraz, iran in 1967. iran has the most successful renal transplant program in the middle east  region. the renal transplant activity of the country has reached 24 renal...

introduction although renal transplantation from cadaver is common, living donors continue to be an important source of transplanted kidneys. recipients of living-donor kidneys demonstrate improved graft survival. in this study, we evaluated the outcomes of renal transplantation from cadaver, related donors and unrelated donors in isfahan. methods we evaluated all of the patients who underwent ...

objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sofosbuvir and ribavirin in ldlt recipients with recurrent hcv genotype 4. patients and methods thirty-nine egyptian ldlt recipients were treated for recurrent hcv after ldlt with nucleos(t)ide analog ns5b polymerase inhibitor, sofosbuvir, and ribavirin without pegylated interferon for 6 months (november ...

a prospective study during 1990-1995 was conducted to assess the risk of rejection and infection in kidney-transplant recipients, who's original kidney had vesico-ureteral reflux (ver). two groups of recipients with and without ver were followed for one month after transplant 24 and 250 cases respectively. the calculated relative risks for the effect of ver showed a moderate increased risk...

Background: In addition to Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) compatibility, gene polymorphisms in cytokines might also be important in the quality of allogeneic immune response. Objective: To evaluate the influence of HLA-DR matching and a number of cytokine gene polymorphisms on acute rejection after living-unrelated donor (LURD) kidney transplantation. Methods: A total of 42 renal transplants pe...

Renal transplantation is considered one of the best long-term therapies for chronic renal failure, but unfortunately the incidence of malignancy significantly increases in renal transplant recipients. We analyzed nine cases of malignancy in 200 renal transplant recipients occurring in a 12-year follow-up in Imam hospital of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. According to this study, the organ...

 ABSTRACT Background: Correction of the uremic state by a functioning allograft often restores fertility in women of reproductive age. The rate of fertility significantly differs between industrial countries, developing and middle east countries. On the other hand the results of pregnancy in Kidney Transplantation (KTP) patients are significantly better than hemodialysis patients, and pregnancy...