Kidney Transplantation: Single-Center Experience.

Objectives: This study aims to present our cadaveric and living related donor kidney transplantation experience.

Methods: Between September 2009 to February 2015, renal transplantations were performed to 417 patients in Medicana International Ankara Hospital organ transplantation center.

Results: Of the patients, 231 were male, and 186 were female.

Long-Term Success with Adhesiolysis in Post-Transplant Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: A Retrospective Case Series of 4 Patients and Review of the Literature.

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is an occasional and serious complication for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients for whom no evidence-based management strategies have yet been established. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis could appear after kidney transplantation in patients who previously underwent long-term PD. In this report, we present our experience in four PD patients diagnosed with EPS after kidney transplantation.

A giant left atrial myxoma neovascularized from the right coronary artery.

Myxomas are benign and the most common tumors of the cardiac muscle (Reynen, 1995). They are predominantly located in the left atrium. Clinical manifestations may vary according to the localization and the size of the myxoma.

Five right hepatic vein reconstructions using the autologous saphenous vein in the right lobe living-donor liver transplant: a case report.

In living-donor liver transplant, hepatic venous anomalies are not rare. Despite numerous techniques developed over the years, the best way of establishing a patent and durable hepatic drainage system remains controversial. We present a case where we successfully reconstructed 5 hepatic venous structures with a combination of direct anastomosis and saphenous vein interposition.

Aflatoxin exposure in viral hepatitis patients in Turkey.

Background/aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common cancer and a major public health problem worldwide. Differences in distribution of hepatocellular carcinoma incidence are probably due to different levels of exposure to hepatocellular carcinoma risk factors: chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin exposure in developing countries, and smoking and alcohol abuse in developed countries. Aflatoxin is one of the most important of the environmental toxins that contribute to the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma, especially in the regions where dietary foodstuffs (peanuts, corn, Brazil nuts, pistachios, spices and figs) are highly contaminated.

PPAR-alpha L162V polymorphism in human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background/aims: Several lines of evidence suggest that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha may be involved in hepatocarcinogenesis. L162V polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha gene enhances the transactivation activity of this transcription factor. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical correlates of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha L162V polymorphism in hepatitis virus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.

The fate of recipient-derived hepatocytes in sex-mismatched liver allograft following liver transplantation.

Background: ''Bone marrow-derived stem cells'' have attracted great attention as potential candidates for liver-directed gene therapy and as a tool for regenerative medicine. However, the fate of these cells is not well-known. The aim of this present study was to investigate the fate of ''recipient-derived repopulated hepatocytes'' in sex-mismatched liver allografts in individuals following liver transplantation during systematic longitudinally performed liver biopsies.

Antituberculous therapy-induced fulminant hepatic failure: successful treatment with liver transplantation and nonstandard antituberculous therapy.

Standard antituberculous therapy including isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide is widely used for the treatment of active tuberculosis. Its most important side effect is hepatotoxicity, ranging from asymptomatic transaminitis to fulminant hepatic failure. A 19-year-old woman was admitted to our unit due to jaundice and unconsciousness.

Multislice CT angiography in the evaluation of hepatic vascular anatomy in potential right lobe donors.

Purpose: To assess the role of multislice CT angiography in the evaluation of arterial, hepatic and portal venous variations in potential right lobe donors.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-two potential liver donors (28 females, 24 males), underwent CT angiography in the arterial and portal venous phases with an eight-row CT scanner. Two- and three-dimensional images were obtained from 1.

Recipient-derived hepatocytes in sex-mismatched liver allografts after liver transplantation: early versus late transplant biopsies.

Background: The presence of microchimerism in transplanted tissues is well defined; however, the timeframe of appearance and disappearance of engraftment in liver allograft is unknown. The aims of this study were to analyze for the presence of "recipient-derived cells" in sex-mismatched individuals after liver transplantation, comparing the frequency of "recipient-derived cell repopulation" in early versus late transplant biopsies and to evaluate the relationship between "recipient-derived cell repopulation" and the severity of graft injury.

Methods: Paraffin-embedded liver biopsy samples of 18 recipients were reviewed.

Hepatic artery aneurysm.

Hepatic artery aneurysms are rare. It is also very uncommon to diagnose a hepatic artery aneurysm prior to rupture. We report a 53-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of gallstones, and was later diagnosed as having hepatic artery aneurysm.

Hemodynamic effect of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate on newly constructed arteriovenous fistula.

Transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) administration may have a beneficial effect in the creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) by increasing blood flow through the access and by inhibiting platelet aggregation. We evaluated the hemodynamic effects of transdermal GTN administration on newly constructed arteriovenous fistula. Radiocephalic fistula at the wrist (Brescia fistula) was constructed as the initial vascular access in 31 uremia patients (study = 16, control = 15).