Organ Transplantation Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Organ Transplantation, including details on risks, prognosis, procedure, surgery.

Volume 5 (2008), Issue 3 (March)

1. Survival after bilateral versus single lung transplantation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective analysis of registry data.
   Lancet, 371(9614): 744-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The role of tacrolimus in renal transplantation.
   Expert Opin Pharmacother, 9(4): 635-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Living renal donor allograft lithiasis: a review of stone related morbidity in donors and recipients.
   J Urol, 179(3): 832-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial dysfunction in renal transplant recipients with B vitamins in the Chinese population.
   J Urol, 179(3): 1190-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Plastic surgeon's risk acceptance in facial transplantation.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 121(3): 41e-48e. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Th-17, monokines, collagen type V, and primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 177(6): 660-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Surgical treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2.
   Spine, 33(5): E132-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. No pharmacokinetic interactions between mycophenolic acid and tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients.
   J Clin Pharm Ther, 33(2): 193-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Estimation of the area under the curve for mycophenolic acid in adult renal transplant patients with concomitant tacrolimus using a limited sampling strategy.
   J Clin Pharm Ther, 33(2): 159-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Use of a ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in a patient with single ventricle physiology and total cavopulmonary anastomosis.
    Paediatr Anaesth, 18(4): 320-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Renal allograft C4d deposition in Chinese: Hong Kong perspective.
    Nephrology (Carlton), 13(3): 256-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Can daclizumab reduce acute rejection and improve long-term renal function in tacrolimus-based primary renal transplant recipients?
    Nephrology (Carlton), 13(3): 251-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The effect of functional performance, respiratory function and osteopenia on the quality of life after heart transplantation.
    Int J Cardiol, 124(3): 381-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. A new arenavirus in a cluster of fatal transplant-associated diseases.
    N Engl J Med, 358(10): 991-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Smoking after cardiac transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 866-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cinacalcet in patients with hyperparathyroidism after renal transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 803-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. A novel model measuring the harm of transplanting hepatocellular carcinoma exceeding Milan criteria.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 839-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Last resort for renal transplant recipients, 'restored kidneys' from living donors/patients.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 811-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The oversight of solid organ transplantation in the United States.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 739-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Fatal graft-versus-host disease presenting as fever of unknown origin in a pancreas-after-kidney transplant recipient.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 881-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Didactic lessons from the serum lactate dehydrogenase posttransplant: a clinical vignette.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 862-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Life-threatening coagulopathy associated with use of Campath (alemtuzumab) in maintenance steroid-free renal transplant given before surgery.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 884-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Living donor liver transplantation using dual grafts from two donors: a feasible option to overcome small-for-size graft problems?
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 887-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Long-term follow-up of a heart transplant recipient with documented seroconversion to HIV-positive status 1 year after transplant.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 893-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. The effect of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) on ischemia/reperfusion injury in cardiac transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 773-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Banff 07 classification of renal allograft pathology: updates and future directions.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 753-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Course and relevance of arteriovenous fistulas after renal transplant biopsies.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 826-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+ regulatory T cells increase de novo in kidney transplant patients after immunodepletion with Campath-1H.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 793-802. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Successful algorithm for selective liver biopsy in the right hepatic lobe live donor (RHLD).
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 832-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Peritubular capillaritis in renal allografts: prevalence, scoring system, reproducibility and clinicopathological correlates.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 819-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma associated with prolonged voriconazole therapy in a renal transplant patient.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 877-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Development of proteinuria after switch to sirolimus-based immunosuppression in long-term cardiac transplant patients.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 854-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Solving the organ shortage crisis: the 7th annual American Society of Transplant Surgeons' State-of-the-Art Winter Symposium.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 745-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Are the Milan criteria still valid?
    Eur J Surg Oncol, 34(3): 256-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Immunohistochemical, tomographic and histological study on onlay iliac grafts remodeling.
    Clin Oral Implants Res, 19(4): 393-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Evaluation of three-dimensional changes after sinus floor augmentation with different grafting materials.
    Clin Oral Implants Res, 19(4): 366-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Effect of grafting materials on osseointegration of dental implants surrounded by circumferential bone defects. An experimental study in the dog.
    Clin Oral Implants Res, 19(4): 329-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Single-stage sinus augmentation with cancellous iliac bone and anorganic bovine bone in the presence of platelet-rich plasma in the miniature pig.
    Clin Oral Implants Res, 19(4): 373-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Platelet activation in the postoperative period after lung transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 135(3): 679-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Effects of induction immunosuppression regimen on acute rejection, bronchiolitis obliterans, and survival after lung transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 135(3): 594-602. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Fibrous dysplasia of the mandible: Surgical treatment with platelet-rich plasma and a corticocancellous iliac crest graft-report of a case.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 105(4): e12-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Spontaneous tooth eruption after alveolar cleft osteoplasty using tissue-engineered bone: a case report.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 105(4): 440-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Review of various techniques of pancreas transplantation in rat model.
    J Surg Res, 145(2): 205-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Development of beta-cells in the native pancreas after pancreas allo-transplantation in the Spontaneously Diabetic Torii rat.
    J Surg Res, 145(2): 229-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Bone marrow necrosis complicating post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder: resolution with rituximab.
    Leuk Res, 32(5): 829-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Ann Surg Oncol, 15(4): 1001-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. CYP3A5 genotype is not associated with a higher risk of acute rejection in tacrolimus-treated renal transplant recipients.
    Pharmacogenet Genomics, 18(4): 339-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Influence of ABCB1 genetic polymorphisms on cyclosporine intracellular concentration in transplant recipients.
    Pharmacogenet Genomics, 18(4): 307-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. SRTR program-specific reports on outcomes: a guide for the new reader.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 1012-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Calculating life years from transplant (LYFT): methods for kidney and kidney-pancreas candidates.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 997-1011. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Heart and lung transplantation in the United States, 1997-2006.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 977-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Liver and intestine transplantation in the United States, 1997-2006.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 958-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Kidney and pancreas transplantation in the United States, 1997-2006: the HRSA Breakthrough Collaboratives and the 58 DSA Challenge.
    Am J Transplant, 8(4): 946-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Chest-wall metastasis in a patient who underwent liver transplantation due to hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Heart Lung Circ, 17(2): 156-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Fast track recovery following en bloc heart-lung-liver transplantation in a patient with cystic fibrosis complicated by severe portal hypertension.
    Heart Lung Circ, 17(2): 154-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Acute allograft rejection and immunosuppression: influence on endogenous melatonin secretion.
    J Pineal Res, 44(3): 261-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy: a look at current trends and practice patterns at major transplant centers across the United States.
    J Urol, 179(4): 1488-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Radical retropubic prostatectomy in immunosuppressed transplant recipients.
    J Urol, 179(4): 1349-52; discussion 1352-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Comparison of the novel hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4 and hydroxyethylstarch 200/0.6 in brain-dead donor resuscitation on renal function after transplantation.
    Br J Anaesth, 100(4): 504-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Measurements of global cell-mediated immunity in renal transplant recipients with BK virus reactivation.
    Am J Clin Pathol, 129(4): 587-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Platelet CD61 expression in vascular calcineurin inhibitor toxicity of renal allografts.
    Hum Pathol, 39(4): 550-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Decreased exercise performance with age in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
    J Pediatr, 152(4): 507-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV patients treated by liver transplantation.
    Eur J Surg Oncol, 34(4): 422-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Success rate of gingivoperiosteoplasty with and without secondary bone grafts compared with secondary alveolar bone grafts alone.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 121(4): 1356-67; discussion 1368-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Evaluating the success of gingivoperiosteoplasty versus secondary bone grafting in patients with unilateral clefts.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 121(4): 1343-53; discussion 1368-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Patient self-evaluation of intra-oral bone grafting treatment to the maxillary frontal region.
    Dent Traumatol, 24(2): 164-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Causes of frequency and nocturia after renal transplantation.
    BJU Int, 101(8): 1029-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Bilateral laparoscopic nephrectomy for significantly enlarged polycystic kidneys: a technique to optimize outcome in the largest of specimens.
    BJU Int, 101(8): 1019-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Use of cardiac allografts with mild and moderate left ventricular hypertrophy can be safely used in heart transplantation to expand the donor pool.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 51(12): 1214-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. The use of particulate bone grafts from the mandible for maxillary sinus floor augmentation before placement of surface-modified implants: results from bone grafting to delivery of the final fixed prosthesis.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 66(4): 780-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Reconstruction of mandibular segmental defects using the guided-bone regeneration technique with polylactide membranes and/or autogenous bone graft: a preliminary study on the influence of membrane permeability.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 66(4): 647-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Spirometry after transplantation: how much better are two lungs than one?
    Ann Thorac Surg, 85(4): 1193-201, 1201.e1-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Doppler sonography to diagnose venous congestion in a modified right lobe graft after living donor liver transplantation.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 190(4): 1010-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Mycosis fungoides after solid-organ transplantation: report of 2 new cases.
    Am J Dermatopathol, 30(2): 150-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Acquired cutaneous lymphangiectasia with mesothelial cells reflux in a patient with cirrhotic ascites.
    Am J Dermatopathol, 30(2): 140-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Glucocorticoid resistance in dialysis patients may impair the kidney allograft outcome.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(4): 1422-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Smoking behaviour of patients before and after renal transplantation.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(4): 1442-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Pre-transplant predictors of cerebrovascular events after kidney transplantation.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(4): 1429-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. The combined effect of pre-transplant triglyceride levels and the type of calcineurin inhibitor in predicting the risk of new onset diabetes after renal transplantation.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(4): 1436-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Intraoperative placement of transparietohepatic biliary drainage in remedial hepaticojejunostomy: technique and clinical experience.
    Am J Surg, 195(4): 528-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Effect of multiorgan donation after cardiac death retrieval on lung performance.
    ANZ J Surg, 78(4): 262-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Comparison between a static and a dynamic technique for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction.
    Arthroscopy, 24(4): 430-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to emergency heart-lung transplantation in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 466-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Regression of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (PLAM)-associated retroperitoneal angiomyolipoma post-lung transplantation with rapamycin treatment.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 462-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Development of a combined heart and carotid artery transplant model to investigate the impact of acute rejection on cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 450-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Risk factor analysis in pediatric heart transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 408-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. The effects of pre- and post-transplant anemia on 1-year survival after cardiac transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 394-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Graft-infiltrating dendritic cells and coronary endothelial dysfunction after human heart transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 387-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Long-term follow-up of patients eligible, deferred, or ineligible for heart transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 380-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Immunohistochemistry staining of C4d to diagnose antibody-mediated rejection in cardiac transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 372-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells expanded with CD28 superagonist antibody can prevent rat cardiac allograft rejection.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 362-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Decay-accelerating factor expression may provide immunoprotection against antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection.
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 27(4): 357-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Native lung volume reduction surgery relieves functional graft compression after single-lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 135(4): 931-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Impact of localized congestion related to venous deprivation after hepatectomy.
    Surgery, 143(4): 483-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. A polymorphism in the zinc transporter gene SLC30A8 confers resistance against posttransplantation diabetes mellitus in renal allograft recipients.
    Diabetes, 57(4): 1043-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen as signaling molecules for caspase 3 activation in acute cardiac transplant rejection.
    Antioxid Redox Signal, 10(6): 1031-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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