Renal artery stenosis in renal transplantation presentation and management.

A review of the angioplasty records between 1990 and 1995 at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia revealed ten cases of transplant renal artery stenosis (RAS). The diagnosis in these cases was confirmed by renal angiography and all were treated by angioplasty. All study patients presented with uncontrolled hypertension in spite of multiple medications; eight had renal functional impairment and two patients had recurrent unexplained pulmonary edema in addition.

Post renal transplantation tubulopathies in children: a 9-year experience at a tertiary care centre.

To evaluate the incidence of tubulopathies in the long-term follow-up of children post renal transplantation, we reviewed the records of 43 patients from 1987-1996. There were 24 (56%) boys. The age of patients at the time of transplant ranged from 2.

The Kidney Transplant Program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center.

More than 1,000 kidney transplants were performed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC) between 1981-2005. The majority were from living donors. The renal transplant program at KFSH&RC was fundamentally transformed in 2001 with the introduction of renal transplant physicians and the emphasis on multidisciplinary teamwork.

The impact of the World Health Organization classification and clonality assessment of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders on disease management.

Context: The World Health Organization classification of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders divides them into 4 main categories.

Objective: To classify cases of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders diagnosed in our institution according to the World Health Organization scheme and correlate the classification and clonality with clinical data.

Design: Cases of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders were reviewed.

Prevalence of rubella antibodies among schoolgirls in Sana'a, Republic of Yemen.

To determine the prevalence of rubella antibodies and age of exposure to rubella among Yemeni schoolgirls, we studied the sera samples of 323 female students (age range 11-21 years; mean age 16.26 +/- 1.89 years) drawn from three schools in Sana'a.