Living and Deceased Liver Donation Criteria of Baskent University.

Objectives: Both living and deceased donor transplants require appropriate donor selection to increase the success of liver transplants. Proper deceased donor criteria will also increase the use of discarded and marginal donor livers. Here, we evaluated the Baskent University deceased and living donor criteria.

Clinical Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Patients Over 60 Years Old: A Single-Center Experience.

Objectives: Although advanced age is no longer considered an absolute contraindication for liver transplant, transplant in elderly patients with comorbid diseases remains debatable because of high risks with surgery. Here, we report patient outcomes in this population.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 276 liver transplant recipients, grouped by age.

A retrospective analysis of 93 cases with anorectal abscess in a rural state hospital.

Objective: Anorectal abscess is a clinical condition frequently encountered in daily surgical practice and recurrences may occur despite treatment with adequate incision and drainage. The primary aim of this study was to analyze the variables that may have resulted in recurrent anorectal abscess, retrospectively.

Material And Methods: Ninety-three patients out of 149 patients who underwent surgery for anorectal abscess at our center between 2011-2012 were included in this study.

Efficacy of cell saver use in living-donor liver transplant.

Objectives: Liver transplant currently is the best treatment option for end-stage liver disease. During liver transplant, there is major blood loss due to surgery and primary disease. By using a cell saver, the need for blood transfusion is markedly reduced.

Prevalence and outcome of herpes zoster infection in renal transplant recipients.

Objectives: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is an important pathogen after renal transplant. The aim of this study is to assess the outcome of disseminated Varicella zoster virus infection in renal transplant recipients and to determine potential risk factors for mortality.

Materials And Methods: From January 2001 to January 2014, we performed 1614 renal transplants at our institution.

Large-for-size liver transplant: a single-center experience.

Objectives: The ideal ratio between liver transplant graft mass and recipient body weight is unknown, but the graft probably must weigh 0.8% to 2.0% recipient weight.