The strategy of diminishing age gap effect on different donor-recipient combinations in living donor kidney transplantation.

Background: The disparity between kidney donation and the number of uremic patients on the waiting list has increased the demand for older live-donor kidneys (OLK). However, the donor-recipient age gap may have an impact on the recipient's outcome.

Methods: Patients who underwent living donor kidney transplantation at our institute between 2005 and 2019 were enrolled and categorized into four donor-recipient groups according to age (≥50 years and <50 years).

Outcomes of kidney transplant tourism and risk factors for de novo urothelial carcinoma.

Background: To date, the outcomes of transplant tourism have not been reported extensively. In addition, data about the accuracy of urine cytology for the detection and the role of the BK virus (BKV) in the carcinogenesis of urothelial carcinoma (UC) after renal transplantation are lacking.

Methods: Three hundred seven patients who received deceased donor kidney transplants between January 2003 and December 2009 were retrospectively studied.

Risk factors associated with elevated serum pancreatic amylase levels during hemodialysis.

Elevated levels of serum pancreatic enzymes are frequently observed in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The complex hemodynamic, biochemical, and physiological alterations in uremia were speculated to cause excessive release of pancreatic enzymes beyond decreased renal clearance. However, hemodynamic factors are seldom explored in this aspect.