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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Increases During Infection in Renal and Liver Graft Recipients
(2017)
Objectives: Organ transplant is an effective treatment for patients with end- stage renal and hepatic failure. Increased use has introduced more emergency department admissions of infectious origin after transplant. Because ...
Expanded Criteria for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplant
(2017)
Objectives: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and is the third highest cause of malignancy-related death. Because of its typically late diagnosis, median survival is ap proximately 6 to 20 ...
Unusual Indications for a Liver Transplant: A Single-Center Experience
(2017)
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the efficacy of liver transplant for unusual liver diseases.
Materials and Methods: The results of 476 patients who underwent liver transplant from 1988 to January 2015 were ...
Vascular Complications After Renal Transplant: A Single-Center Experience
(2017)
Objectives: Despite surgical and medical advances, vascular complications are still among the major concerns after renal transplant, with a reported incidence of 3% to 15%. We evaluated the incidence and management of our ...
Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Living Liver Transplant for Wilson Disease
(2017)
Wilson disease is a genetic disease involving copper metabolism disturbances that result in copper accumulations, especially in the liver and brain. Wilson disease can be treated with pharmacologic agents, such as chelators ...
Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients With Juvenile Nephronophthisis
(2022)
Objectives: Nephronophthisis is the most common genetic cause of kidney failure in childhood. Treatment for nephronophthisis is symptomatic, and kidney transplant is a good treatment option when kidney failure has developed. ...
Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence After Pediatric Renal Transplantation
(2022)
Objectives: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis recurrence after renal transplant occurs frequently in pediatric patients and is associated with poor graft survival when patients reach adulthood. We investigated recurrence ...
Relation of Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioral Problems With Time Allocated to Television, Computer, and Smartphone in Children Receiving Renal Replacement Therapy
(2022)
Objectives: Children and adolescents with chronic diseases have more screen exposure time compared with their healthy peers. In this study, we investigated screen exposure time of children who received renal replacement ...
COVID-19 Infections in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
(2022)
Objectives: The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) first appeared in Turkey in March 2020, spread rapidly, and caused many deaths. Although COVID-19 is mostly a respiratory disease, it can cause kidney and multiorgan ...
Clinical Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Patients Over 60 Years Old: a Single-Center Experience
(2022)
Objectives: Although advanced age is no longer considered an absolute contraindication for liver transplant, transplant in elderly patients with comorbid diseases remains debatable because of high risks with surgery. Here, ...