Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a known cause of pancreatitis in immunocompromised patients, usually in association with the human immunodeficiency virus [1]. A handful of cases have been reported of CMV pancreatitis occurring in a transplanted pancreas secondary to immunosuppression associated with organ transplantation. Herein, we report a rare case of CMV pancreatitis following deceased-donor renal...

Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is one of the main causes of delay graft function (DGF) in deceased-donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). Evidences suggest that hypertonic saline (HS) has beneficial effects on IRI. The objective of the present study is to determine the effect of intraoperative HS, on graft function and urinary biomarkers of interleukin 18 (IL-18) and neutrophil gelatinase-asso...

Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is one of the main causes of delay graft function (DGF) in deceased-donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). Evidences suggest that hypertonic saline (HS) has beneficial effects on IRI. The objective of the present study is to determine the effect of intraoperative HS, on graft function and urinary biomarkers of interleukin 18 (IL-18) and neutrophil gelatinase-asso...

Transplantation is an effective, life-prolonging treatment for organ failure. Demand has steadily increased over the past decade, creating a shortage in the supply of organs. In addition, the number of deceased organ donors has reached a plateau. Living-donor transplantation is increasingly an option, influenced by favourable clinical outcomes and increased waiting times at most transplant cent...

Although the number of candidates on the kidney transplant waiting list at year-end rose from 40 825 to 76 070 (86%) between 1998 and 2007, recent growth principally reflects increases in the number of patients in inactive status. The number of active patients increased by 'only' 4510 between 2002 and 2007, from 44 263 to 48 773. There were 6037 living donor and 10 082 deceased donor kidney tra...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate and analyze the results of liver transplants from living and deceased donors in Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study from the National Registry reported to the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation on 616 living donors and deceased donors between 2004 and 2010. Data included donors ' characteristics and accepta...

Most of the scientific staff of Iranian Transplantation wards and many colleagues who have been involving in transplantation from the Middle East, United States and other countries participated in this Congress. Shiraz, a group of people gather together to celebrate this great event. All Congress participants, chairmen of transplant wards, social and official managers of Shiraz and families of ...

BACKGROUND Clinical outcome of renal transplantation among systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients remains a topic of controversy. Most of the previous reports were based upon small single-centre studies that were not always well-designed. METHODS We conducted the retrospective analysis using data from USRDS and UNOS databases. Patients were divided into five groups based on the cause of ...

After nearly five decades of persistent exertion, liver transplantation (LT) has become a recognized and definite therapy with a highly successful outcome for various liver diseases, such as end-stage cirrhosis of the liver, acute liver failure, various metabolic diseases, and hepatic malignancy. The areas where major progress has been made, resulting in improvements in disease management, incl...

This article focuses on geographic variability in patient access to kidney transplantation in the United States. It examines geographic differences and trends in access rates to kidney transplantation, in the component rates of wait-listing, and of living and deceased donor transplantation. Using data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation ...