Publications by authors named "Eitan Mor"

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  • The study evaluated the outcomes of bladder augmentation (BA) performed simultaneously with kidney transplantation (KT) at a single center.
  • Compared to patients who only received KT, those who underwent BA-KT had similar early surgical complications but better early graft function, although they experienced higher rates of urinary issues like asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infections.
  • Long-term results showed a significant decline in graft function for the BA-KT group by the fifth year, with graft loss attributed to recurrent UTIs and patient noncompliance with medication.
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Unlabelled: From 1982 to 2011, 53 kidney transplantations (KT) for pediatric focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) were recorded in the National Israeli Kidney Transplant Registry (NIKTR): 22-primary (1◦) FSGS, 25-proved/suspected genetic-secondary (2◦) FSGS, six lost/incomplete files/other. Half (56%) of 23 patients with 2◦ FSGS were Israeli-Arabs vs 29% of 1◦ FSGS KT recipients. 1◦ FSGS recurrence occurred in 64% (14/22) of 22 KT in 17 patients aged (median) 14 years vs 1/25 of 2◦ FSGS (P<.

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Background & Aims: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common malignancy and the third most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. We aimed to assess the effect of novel treatment options on the survival of HCC patients.

Methods: This retrospective study included all HCC patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2013 referred to the Davidoff center and treated by a multidisciplinary team.

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Cardiovascular-related mortality is 100-fold higher in pediatric renal transplant recipients than in the age-matched general population. Seventy-seven post-renal transplant children's charts were reviewed for cardiovascular risk factors at two and six months after transplantation (short term) and at two yr after transplantation and the last follow-up visit (mean 7.14 ± 3.

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  • High hemoglobin (Hb) variability in the first six months post-kidney transplantation is linked to worse graft and patient survival rates.
  • A retrospective study involving 752 patients used statistical methods to analyze Hb data and found that those in the highest quartile of Hb variability had significantly increased risks of graft failure.
  • This study suggests that monitoring and managing Hb levels post-transplant could be crucial for improving patient outcomes, as no strong link was found between Hb variability and overall mortality.
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Background: Significant efforts are dedicated to identification of agents that eliminate anti-HLA antibodies (Ab) from sera of transplant candidates. Antibody titer following in vitro incubation of sera with desensitizing agents has shown to reflect the probability that a patient would benefit from clinical de-sensitization protocols. AS101 is a non-toxic, synthetic, organic tellurium compound.

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Background: We sought to evaluate the effect of intravenous (IV) iron supplementation on hemoglobin (Hb) levels and detect predictors for response.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of 81 patients who were treated with IV iron post-transplant. We evaluated predictors of response to treatment defined as an increase in Hb value of more than 1 g/dL by linear regression analysis.

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Background: Data on the immunogenicity of the influenza vaccine in children after liver transplantation are sparse. Our study aims to evaluate the response of such patients to the trivalent influenza vaccine, administered by different protocols in 2 influenza seasons.

Methods: Children attending the Liver Transplantation Unit of a tertiary care medical center were prospectively recruited and immunized with the inactivated subvirion influenza vaccine during the influenza seasons of 2004/2005 (1 dose, n = 18) and 2005/2006 (2 doses 4-6 weeks apart, n = 32).

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Background: Preexisting spontaneous portosystemic shunts increase the risk of posttransplantation portal vein thrombosis. Portosystemic shunts may also be placed surgically to manage posttransplant portal vein stenosis/thrombosis. Both types may be complicated by hepatic encephalopathy.

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Hyperammonemia with or without ascites with normal synthetic liver functions after liver transplantation might indicate the presence of anastomotic stenosis of the portal or hepatic vein or the existence of a patent portosystemic shunt. The authors describe six patients, three children after split-liver transplantation and three adults after cadaver liver transplantation, who presented with hyperammonemia. Three patients had ascites.

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Lifelong immunosuppression is mandatory for optimal graft and patient survival following liver transplantation. Nevertheless, graft rejection or numerous adverse events associated with overimmunosuppression or underimmunosuppression cannot be completely avoided. The ImmuKnow assay measures cell-mediated immunity and is able to discern between conditions of overimmunosuppression and underimmunosuppression.

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The survival of a transplanted organ is dependent on maintenance of continuous immunosuppression. However, even the strictest adherence to the recommended drug levels does not prevent the occurrence of numerous complications associated with immunosuppression. The efficacy of immunosuppression therapy protocols would be enhanced greatly by the availability of biotechnologies capable of identifying and predicting immunological events prior to the manifestation of clinical parameters indicating graft failure.

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Purpose: To report the long-term follow-up results of peripheral cutting balloon incision and dilatation (PCBID) after failed high-pressure balloon dilatation in patients with benign ureteral and biliary strictures.

Materials And Methods: The study included 9 patients (5 males and 4 females) who underwent successful PCBID procedures. Of these, 4 patients had biliary strictures; 2 of them had choledocho-choledochal anastomosis after liver transplantation, one at the choledocho-jejunal anastomosis, and the other at the papilla of Vater after failed endoscopic papillotomy.

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Recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is particularly aggressive in the post-liver transplantation setting, with rapid progression of liver fibrosis. Biliary complications remain a significant cause of morbidity following liver transplantation. Post-cholecystectomy biliary strictures are associated with advanced hepatic fibrosis.

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Background: There is a dearth of organs for liver transplantation in Israel. Enhancing our understanding of factors affecting graft survival in this country could help optimize the results of the transplant operation.

Objectives: To report 3 years national experience with orthotopic liver transplantation, and to evaluate patient and perioperative risk factors that could affect 1 year graft survival.

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Purpose: To report the initial and midterm results of percutaneous cutting balloon incision and dilation (PCBID) for the treatment of benign ureteral and biliary strictures in patients after failed high-pressure balloon dilation.

Materials And Methods: The study sample consisted of 11 patients: three with ureteric strictures after renal transplantation, three with biliary anastomotic strictures after liver transplantation, three with pelvic metastatic disease compressing the ureter, one after a failed endoscopic papilla of Vater sphincterotomy, and one with tight stenosis at the choledochojejunal anastomosis. All strictures were resistant to high-pressure balloon dilation.

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