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Living donor liver transplantation in 2024.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
January 2025
Cirugía General , Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, España.
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been, and continues to be, an excellent solution for many patients worldwide. Although the procedure poses significant risks for the liver donor due to its complexity, the challenge of obtaining cadaveric donors in time to prevent mortality on the waiting list makes this type of liver transplantation (LT) very common in many countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFirst Palmar Intermetacarpal Flap for Congenital First Web Contracture: A Case Series.
Microsurgery
January 2025
Pediatric Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Barcelona Children's Hospital, HM Nens, HM Hospitales, Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Pediatric first web space contractures of the hand can lead to disability in hand function. Several techniques have been proposed for treating this condition. Recently, a new technique involving the first palmar cutaneous flap was described in a cadaveric study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfficacy and Safety of a Desensitization Treatment With Rituximab and Immunoglobulin in Hyperimmunized Patients Awaiting a Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation.
Transplant Proc
January 2025
Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Background: Patients on a kidney transplant waiting list with antibodies against more than 80% of a panel reactive antibody (PRA) are difficult to transplant, even with national or regional programs. Desensitization treatment with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin and rituximab could be offered to patients with a long waiting time for a cadaveric donor to improve their odds of finding a kidney.
Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center study including all hyperimmunized patients on the waiting list for a cadaveric kidney donor who received a desensitization treatment between 2010 and 2020.
Adenovirus nephritis in adult kidney allograft recipients: a systematic review of literature.
Infection
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.
Background: Adenovirus nephritis is an increasingly recognized complication in adult kidney transplant recipients, characterized by its diverse clinical presentations and diagnostic challenges. This systematic review summarises the clinical profiles and outcomes of adenoviral nephritis in kidney allograft recipients.
Methods: We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science for studies (case reports or series) with individual patient data on adult kidney transplant recipients with confirmed or presumptive adenoviral nephritis up to October 2, 2024.
Analyzing the temporal trends of kidney transplantation surgeries and their impact on warm and cold ischemia time in a Canadian setting.
Can J Surg
December 2024
From the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Dergham, Witherspoon, Mahoney, Blew, Warren); the Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. (Nashed, Skinner); the Department of Urology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Power).
Background: The effect of weekend admission and surgery on patient morbidity and mortality has been studied in many settings and has been shown to lead to worse outcomes. Several studies have sought to determine whether there is a weekend effect in kidney transplantation specifically, but a clear effect on outcomes and graft survival has not been established.
Methods: We analyzed data from all deceased-donor organ procurements and cadaveric kidney transplants occurring during the 5-year period between Apr.
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