An Anatomically Complicated Living Donor Kidney Transplantation from Hepatitis B Surface Antigen-Positive Donor to Negative Recipient With Size Discrepancy.

The deficiency of organ donors remains a barrier to kidney transplantation. Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) can overcome graft shortage, resulting in better outcomes. Many efforts are being made to expand the donor pool, such as hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive donors to negative recipients and anatomically complicated donor kidneys with size discrepancies.

Overcoming the longest cold ischemia time yet seen in Korea using hypothermic machine perfusion in deceased donor kidney transplantation: a case report.

To address a donor kidney shortage, marginal grafts have been applied in deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). These grafts exhibit comparatively unfavorable outcomes, particularly when cold ischemia time (CIT) is prolonged. Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) has been investigated to mitigate the effects of prolonged CIT during graft transport.

The first use of hypothermic machine perfusion in Korea to recover a procured kidney graft and prevent prolonged cold ischemic time: a case report.

To overcome the shortage of donor grafts in kidney transplantation (KT), the use of marginal grafts has evolved. However, prolonged cold ischemic time (CIT) is especially critical when using marginal grafts. Recently, hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) has been used to overcome the negative effects of prolonged CIT, and we report the first use of HMP in Korea.

Surgical excision of a large retroperitoneal lymphangioma: A case report.

Background: Lymphangiomas are rare benign tumors most commonly found in children under 2 years of age; adult cases are extremely rare. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas represent less than 1% of all lymphangiomas. Because of their benign nature and possibility of spontaneous resolution, lymphangiomas are sometimes left untreated for long periods of time.

The significance of the first living donor kidney transplantation in Jeju: a case report.

To overcome the shortage of kidney donors, diverse methods have been utilized, including living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) and extended criteria for deceased donor grafts. Currently, LDKT is a major treatment option. However, in Jeju, deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) has been restricted due to the prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) caused by the island's geographic disadvantages and transportation limitations.

The use of polytetrafluoroethylene graft for damaged renal artery in ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation: a case report.

Short donor renal vessels during donor nephrectomy represent a technical challenge. The allograft of vessels from deceased donors can be an option for reconstruction; however, cryopreserved vessels are not routinely prepared for living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). We report a reconstruction of the damaged short renal artery (RA) in LDKT using a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft.

Domino liver transplantation for select metabolic disorders: Expanding the living donor pool.

Domino liver transplantation (DLT) involves transplanting liver from a patient with metabolic disease into a patient with end-stage liver disease with the expectation that the recipient will not develop the metabolic syndrome or the recurrent syndrome will have minimal affect. The domino donor gets a deceased donor or a segment of live-donor liver through the deceased donor organ allocation system. Waitlist mortality for the domino recipient exceeds morbidity associated with getting the donor disease.

Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with Mirizzi syndrome.

Since multiport laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a standard treatment for gallbladder (GB) disease, a single incision laparoscopic surgical technique has been tried to decrease the surgical site pain and achieve a better cosmetic out come in selected patients. The development of devices dedicated for single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) is expanding the indication of this single incision laparoscopic technique to more complicated GB diseases. Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is one of the complex uncommon gallstone diseases in patients undergoing cholecystectomy.

In vivo experience of the child-size pediatric Jarvik 2000 heart: update.

Data from early in vivo experiments demonstrated that the child-size Jarvik heart was capable of providing partial to nearly complete circulatory support with acceptable adverse effects on blood. However, bearing thrombosis was responsible for device malfunction in most cases. To overcome this problem, original pin bearings were replaced with novel conical bearings.