Predisposing risk factors for isolated bile leakage after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Aim: Isolated bile leakage (IBL) from hepaticojejunostomy, following pancreaticoduodenectomy, is a serious complication that increases morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the frequency of IBL development after pancreaticoduodenectomy and its underlying factors.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic diseases between January 2005 and January 2016 were retrospectively evaluated.

Long-term effect of eplerenone treatment in children with chronic allograft nephropathy.

Background: Literature supports the protective role of mineralocorticoid antagonist (MRA) against the renal injury induced by aldosterone in kidney transplant recipients. However, there is limited data available regarding the safety and efficacy of MRAs in pediatric renal transplant patients. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of long-term eplerenone administration in children with chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN).

Doppler ultrasonography blood flow changes of the hepatic artery in liver transplants complicated with cholangitis.

Purpose: Cholangitis after liver transplantation may lead to bile duct necrosis. Early diagnosis is essential to prevent graft loss. We aimed to investigate cholangitis related hepatic arterial Doppler ultrasonography findings in liver transplants.

Effect of Post-Transplant Cardiac Angiographic Procedures on Post-Transplant Renal Function.

Background: Cardiac interventions often are performed before and after renal transplant for coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether post-transplant cardiac coronary procedures affect post-transplant renal function.

Method: We retrospectively included renal transplant recipients who underwent renal transplant procedures at Baskent University between April 28, 1997 and January 20, 2020.

Tacrolimus intrapatient variability in BK virus nephropathy and chronic calcineurin toxicity in kidney transplantation.

Intrapatient variability (IPV) in tacrolimus has been increasingly acknowledged as a risk factor for poor graft survival after kidney transplantation. Although past studies have mainly accounted for IPV in acute or chronic rejection states as due to underimmunosuppression, this is not yet clear. So far, tacrolimus IPV for BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) and chronic calcineurin inhibitor toxicity (CNIT) has not been investigated.

Changes in ocular biometric parameters after renal transplantation.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the changes in postoperative ocular biometric parameters in end-stage renal disease patients who underwent renal transplantation.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study included a total of 33 eyes of 33 patients. The ocular biometric measurements which were evaluated were axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD), corneal keratometry (K1 and K2), degree of astigmatism, lens thickness (LT), and intraocular pressure (IOP).

Outcomes of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplant.

Objectives: Liver transplant is one of the few effective treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma. Our aim in this study was to evaluate the risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplant.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, conducted between October 1988 and March 2015, four hundred seventy-three liver transplants were performed at our institution.

Diaphragmatic Hernia After Pediatric Liver Transplant.

Diaphragmatic hernia is an unusual complication after pediatric liver transplant. Nearly half of bowel obstruction cases, which require surgical intervention in liver transplant patients, are caused by diaphragmatic hernia. The smaller patients are at risk for higher rates of diaphragmatic complication after pediatric liver transplant, but diaphragmatic hernia has not been reported as a unique occurrence.

Liver Transplant for Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Single-Center Experience.

Objectives: Acute liver failure is a life-threatening condition with sudden onset liver injury, decreased liver functions, hepatic encephalopathy, and coagulopathy in patients without preexisting liver disease. In this study, we sought to evaluate the results of liver transplant as a treatment for acute liver failure.

Materials And Methods: Between November 1988 and March 2015, we performed 482 liver transplants in 471 patients.

Spontaneous spleen rupture and rectus sheath hematoma in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: report of a case.

We report a case of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) with serious morbidity caused by the rupture of hemangiomas of the spleen and inferior epigastric artery (IEA). A 40-year-old woman, who had suffered from edema and varicose veins in her left leg and toes since birth, underwent emergency laparotomy and splenectomy for a spontaneous splenic rupture. Pathological examination revealed hemangiomatosis of the spleen.