Morphological Changes of the Ovarian Vein in Pelvic Venous Disorders.

Objective: The management of pelvic venous disorders (PeVD) remains controversial. Open surgical and endovascular methods are currently used for treatment, but there are few data in the literature on the morphology and histology of the ectatic ovarian vein (OV). This study aimed to explore the histomorphological changes in a dilated OV in patients with PeVD and compare it with a normal OV obtained post-mortem and a normal great saphenous vein (GSV).

Feasibility of coronary CT angiography for guidance of CABG.

Objective: To assess the clinical safety and effectiveness of coronary revascularization in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) based exclusively on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) results.

Methods: 53 patients (62.3 ± 7.

Individual Histologic Lesions and Composite Scores in Implant Biopsies Affect Short-Term and Long-Term Kidney Allograft Function.

Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate which histologic lesions in a donor kidney were associated with graft function up to 5 years and with its dynamics.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively investigated the association between acute and chronic individual histologic lesions and composite scores in preimplant and postreperfusion biopsies from deceased-donor (n = 101) and living-donor (n = 29) kidneys with initial graft function and function at discharge, at 6 months, and at 5 years and slopes of estimated glomerular filtration rate from discharge to 6 months and from 6 months to 5 years.

Results: A high frequency of chronic and acute histologic lesions in donor kidneys is characteristic of our population of donors with high cardiovascular risk.

High urinary interleukin-2 in late post-transplant period portends a risk of decline in kidney allograft function: a preliminary study.

Background: Predictive factors for the rate of decline in kidney allograft function beyond the first post-transplant year have not been thoroughly studied. We aimed to determine whether a single measurement of serum and urinary interleukin 2, interleukin 8 and interleukin 10 at 1-15 years after kidney transplantation could predict a decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) over a 2-year period.

Results: Greater serum concentrations of interleukin 8 and interleukin 10 in 30 recipients of kidney allograft at enrollment were associated with lower eGFR after 1 year (beta = - 0.

Peritransplant Soluble CD30 as a Risk Factor for Slow Kidney Allograft Function, Early Acute Rejection, Worse Long-Term Allograft Function, and Patients' Survival.

Background: We aimed to determine whether serum soluble CD30 (sCD30) could identify recipients at high risk for unfavorable early and late kidney transplant outcomes.

Methods: Serum sCD30 was measured on the day of kidney transplantation and on the 4th day posttransplant. We assessed the value of these measurements in predicting delayed graft function, slow graft function (SGF), acute rejection (AR), pyelonephritis, decline of allograft function after 6 months, and graft and patient survival during 5 years of follow-up in 45 recipients.