Moon phases and moon signs do not influence morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, after living donor kidney transplantation.

Background: Approximately 11% of the German population are convinced that certain moon phases and moon signs may impact their health and the onset and clinical course of diseases. Before elective surgery, a considerable number of patients look to optimize the timing of the procedure based on the lunar cycle. Especially patients awaiting living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) commonly look for an adjustment of the date of transplantation according to the moon calendar.

Antithrombin therapy in pancreas retransplantation and pancreas-after-kidney/pancreas-transplantation-alone patients.

Antithrombin (AT) is a coagulatory inhibitor with pleiotropic activities. AT reduces ischemia/reperfusion injury and has been successfully used in patients with simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation. This study retrospectively analyzes prophylactic high-dose AT application in patients with solitary pancreas transplantation traditionally related to suboptimal results.

Enteric conversion after pancreatic transplantation: resolution of symptoms and long-term results.

Purpose: Bladder drainage (BD) of pancreatic transplants is associated with a unique set of complications. We intended to analyze the incidence, indications, complications and long-term results of enteric conversion procedures (EC).

Methods: Using a prospective database, 32 EC patients out of 433 simultaneous pancreas-kidney-transplant (SPK) recipients were identified.

Determination of glomerular filtration rate using dynamic CT-angiography: simultaneous acquisition of morphological and functional information.

Objectives: To determine the feasibility of a dynamic CT angiography-protocol in regard to simultaneous assessment of morphology and function.

Method And Materials: Fourteen patients with renal graft dysfunction received a dynamic computed tomography angiography (CTA) using a 128-slice CT-scanner with continuous bi-directional table movement, allowing to cover a scan range of 18 cm within 1.75 seconds.