Early Liver Transplant In Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Recovered From COVID-19 Infection.

Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 has resulted in significant morbidities and mortalities in nearly all parts ofthe world. There remain major concerns about management, timing, and safety of liver transplant in patients who have recovered from COVID-19. We aimed to study the clinical course and outcomes of patients with liver cirrhosis who recovered from COVID-19 and underwent liver transplant from deceased donors.

A Report of 85 Cases of COVID-19 and Abdominal Transplantation From a Single Center: What Are the Associated Factors With Death Among Organ Transplantation Patients.

Background: In this study, we report the epidemiology of COVID-19 among recipients of organ transplantation and evaluate associated factors with death.

Methods: We screened 6969 patients who had organ transplantations in our center for COVID-19. Specific data on presentation, clinical course, treatment, and prognosis were acquired.

The Largest Single Center Report on Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Experiences and Lessons Learned.

Objective: We described our experiences on pediatric liver transplantation (LT) from the largest LT center in the world termed the Shiraz Transplant Center.

Background: After the first successful pediatric LT in 1967, pediatric LT has become the routine treatment for children with liver failure worldwide.

Methods: Data on a total of 1141 pediatric cases of LT were collected.

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is the Most Rapidly Growing Indication for Liver Transplantation in Iranian Patients.

Objectives: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a rapidly growing disease and is hypothesized to become the most common cause of liver cirrhosis in the near future. This study aimed to investigate trends of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis as an indication for liver transplant in Iranian patients.

Materials And Methods: Liver transplant data from all adult patients (age > 18 y) who had undergone liver transplant between 1993 and 2017 at the Shiraz Organ Transplant Center (Shiraz, Iran) were reviewed.

Liver Transplant for Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1: Results of Sequential, Combined Liver and Kidney, and Preemptive Liver Transplant.

Objectives: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 is an autosomal recessive disorder that causes overproduction and urinary excretion of oxalate. Liver transplant has been suggested as a treatment for primary hyperoxaluria type 1 since the defective enzyme is expressed in the liver. This study aimed to investigate results of combined liver and kidney, sequential, and preemptive livertransplantin patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1.

Retransplant of the Liver: 12-Year Experience of the Shiraz Organs Transplantation Center.

Objectives: Liver transplant is the most effective treatment modality for patients with end-stage liver disease, metabolic disorders, hepatic malignancy, and acute liver failure. When a graft fails after primary liver transplant, retransplant of the liver remains the only option. Here, we report the past 12-year experience of the Shiraz Transplant Center regarding liver retransplant.

Single Center Long-Term Results of Pediatric Liver Transplantation.

Objectives: Liver replacement continues to be the only definitive mode of therapy for children with end-stage liver disease. However, it remains challenging because of the rare donor organs, complex surgical demands, and the necessity to prevent long-term complications. Our objectives were to analyze 16 years of experience in the Shiraz University Organ Transplant Center.

Gastrocolic Fistula Presented as an Early Complication of Gastric Surgery in a 42-year-old Man.

Currently, surgery is less needed for the treatment of refractory peptic ulcer disease (PUD) or its complications. So, the complications of PUD surgery have been clearly declined. Here in, we present a 42-year-old man with chronic watery diarrhea and significant weight loss during 2 years after gastrojejunostomy for the treatment of obstructive PUD.

A New Consideration in Hepatic Artery Reconstruction in Adult Liver Transplant: Arterial Transposition Versus Extra-Anatomic Jump Grafts.

Objectives: In some cases of liver transplant, standard hepatic artery reconstruction may be difficult or impossible due to inadequate flow of the recipient's hepatic artery, as a result of stenosis, intimal dissection, or anomalies of the hepatic artery. We compared splenic artery transposition with extra-anatomic jump graft as 2 alternative methods for hepatic artery reconstruction in these situations.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed the files of 2135 liver transplant recipients from March 2011 to February 2016 at the Shiraz Transplant Center.

The incidence rate of inflammatory bowel disease in an urban area of iran: a developing country.

BACKGROUND The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) varies among different societies. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence rate of IBD in Kerman, a city in Southeast Iran. METHODS All medical records that indicated a new diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) were retrieved from the gastrointestinal endoscopy and pathology departments of 12 centers from October 2011 to September 2012.

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome as a rare Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia: a Case Report and Review of Literature.

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome is a rare disorder that is characterizedby multiple recurrent vascular malformations of skin and gastrointestinal tract.The affected patients may present with diverse manifestations including irondeficiency anemia. We report this syndrome in a 22-year-old man that was referred to our hospitalfor iron deficiency anemia with unknown cause and vascular malformationsin the skin and gastrointestinal tract.

Is perioperative intravesically applied antibiotic solution effective in the prophylaxis of urinary tract infections after renal transplantation?

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of intravesically applied amikacin for the prophylaxis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) occurring in the first 3 months after kidney transplantation.

Methods: In a prospective, randomized, controlled trial, 200 consecutive renal transplant recipients were randomly divided into two equal groups. The bladders of the first group, the amikacin group, were filled with saline solution containing amikacin (1 g in adults and 30 mg/kg in pediatric patients) whereas the bladders of the patients of the second group, the control group, were filled with saline solution.

Effects of surgical technique on postoperative renal function after orthotopic liver transplant.

Objectives: The classic technique for orthotopic liver transplant consists of the total excision of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava during native hepatectomy. Controversy about the effects of the classic technique on postoperative renal function continues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the chosen hepatectomy technique on postoperative renal function.

Effect of D-penicillamine on liver fibrosis and inflammation in Wilson disease.

Background: Wilson disease is a disorder of copper metabolism characterized by copper overload. A mutation in the ATP7B gene causes dysfunction of ATP7B protein and a reduction in copper excretion into the bile in hepatocytes. Excess copper accumulation leads to liver injury.

Pancreas transplantation in shiraz organ transplant center; the first Iranian experience.

Background: Pancreas transplantation is the treatment of choice for selected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. We reviewed our first 40 patients who underwent pancreas transplantation in Shiraz Organ Transplant Center.

Methods: Between April 2006 and April 2008, we performed pancreas transplantation on 40 recipients.

Outcome of bowel perforation after pediatric liver transplantation.

Bowel perforation is one of the causes of mortality after pediatric liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentations, and outcomes of bowel perforation in pediatric liver recipients. This is a retrospective analysis of all pediatric patients who underwent liver transplantation at a single liver transplant center in Iran between 1999 and 2006.