Publications by authors named "Sedigheh Poursaleh"
Article Synopsis
- HTLV-1 is linked to serious health issues like Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma and HAM/TSP; thus, screening potential organ donors for the virus is vital due to high transmission risks, particularly in kidney transplant recipients.
- A study at the Iranian Tissue Bank from 2014 to 2021 found that 3% of 3,814 potential organ/tissue donors tested positive for HTLV-1, with rates significantly dropping from 6% to 0.5% over the years.
- Females showed a higher positivity rate (4%) than males (2%), and donors with brain death had a much lower infection rate (0.2%) compared to those with circulatory death (4%).
Background: Early post-transplantation alterations in liver tests are caused by a variety of etiologies including rejection, biliary or vascular complications, and preservation/reperfusion injury (PRI).
Objectives: The aim of this study was to show the correlation between histopathologic changes of PRI and the alterations in liver tests in the early post-transplantation period.
Materials And Methods: Between April 2013 and August 2014, histopathologic findings of protocol, time-zero, Tru-Cut, liver needle biopsies were evaluated in 94 cases of cadaveric liver transplantation.