Organ Transplantation in Jamaica.

Transplantation

Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Jamaica, WI.

Published: April 2022

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000003914DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

organ transplantation
4
transplantation jamaica
4
organ
1
jamaica
1

Similar Publications

Background: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a common pathogen causing non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, primarily affecting the lungs. Disseminated MAC disease occurs mainly in immunocompromised individuals, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, hematological malignancies, or those positive for anti-interferon-γ antibodies. However, its occurrence in solid organ transplant recipients is uncommon.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Association between intraoperative fluid management and postoperative outcomes in living kidney donors: a retrospective cohort study.

Sci Rep

January 2025

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81, Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea.

Optimal fluid strategy for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) remains unclear. LDN has been a domain for liberal fluid management to ensure graft perfusion, but this can result in adverse outcomes due to fluid overload. We compared postoperative outcome of living kidney donors according to the intraoperative fluid management.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Pifithrin-μ sensitizes mTOR-activated liver cancer to sorafenib treatment.

Cell Death Dis

January 2025

Department of Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

TSC2, a suppressor of mTOR, is inactivated in up to 20% of HBV-associated liver cancer. This subtype of liver cancer is associated with aggressive behavior and early recurrence after hepatectomy. Being the first targeted regimen for advanced liver cancer, sorafenib has limited efficacy in HBV-positive patients.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

[Herpetic esophagitis: report of a case].

Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi

February 2025

Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!