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 5 (May)

1. Fusion rates after thoracoscopic release and bone graft substitutes in idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 33(10): 1079-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Thoracoplasty in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
   Spine, 33(10): 1061-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Biomaterial-loaded allograft threaded cage for the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis in a goat model.
   Biotechnol Bioeng, 100(3): 560-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Preservation of contour in periorbital and midfacial craniofacial microsurgery: reconstruction of the soft-tissue elements and skeletal buttresses.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 121(5): 1738-47; discussion 1748-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Pediatric free tissue transfer: a 29-year experience with 433 transfers.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 121(5): 1725-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Prognosis of patients removed from a transplant waiting list for medical improvement: implications for organ allocation and transplantation for status 2 patients.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 135(5): 1159-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Acute hemodynamic and functional effects of surgical ventricular restoration and heart transplantation in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 135(5): 1054-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Intraoperative placing of drains decreases the incidence of lymphocele and deep vein thrombosis after renal transplantation.
   BJU Int, 101(11): 1415-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Determinants of the survival benefit of lung transplantation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 177(10): 1156-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Stem cells and transplant arteriosclerosis.
    Circ Res, 102(9): 1011-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. A rare case of plasmacytoma-like post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder presenting in the skin of a lung transplant patient.
    J Cutan Pathol, 35(6): 599-602. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Experience in renal and extrarenal transplantation with donation after cardiac death donors with selective use of extracorporeal support.
    J Am Coll Surg, 206(5): 1028-37; discussion 1037. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Does race influence outcomes after primary liver transplantation? A 23-year experience with 2,700 patients.
    J Am Coll Surg, 206(5): 1009-16; discussion 1016-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Live donors in liver transplantation.
    Gastroenterology, 134(6): 1802-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Transplantation immunology: what the clinician needs to know for immunotherapy.
    Gastroenterology, 134(6): 1789-801. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Controversies in liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
    Gastroenterology, 134(6): 1777-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Indications for liver transplantation.
    Gastroenterology, 134(6): 1764-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: impact of the MELD allocation system and predictors of survival.
    Gastroenterology, 134(5): 1342-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Treatment of the humeral shaft aseptic nonunion using plate or unilateral external fixator.
    J Trauma, 64(5): 1290-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Dual transplantation of marginal kidneys from nonheart beating donors selected using machine perfusion viability criteria.
    J Urol, 179(6): 2305-9; discussion 2309. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Characterization of porous injectable poly-(propylene fumarate)-based bone graft substitute.
    J Biomed Mater Res A, 85(4): 1114-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Feasibility of prefabricated vascularized bone graft using the combination of FGF-2 and vascular bundle implantation within hydroxyapatite for osteointegration.
    J Biomed Mater Res A, 85(4): 1090-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis with valganciclovir in cytomegalovirus-seropositive kidney-transplant patients.
    J Med Virol, 80(7): 1228-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Transient elastography predicts fibrosis progression in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
    Gut, 57(6): 821-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Review article: cytochrome P450 enzyme, and transport protein mediated herb-drug interactions in renal transplant patients: grapefruit juice, St John's Wort - and beyond!
    Nephrology (Carlton), 13(4): 337-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphisms are associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease in renal transplantation.
    Nephrology (Carlton), 13(4): 348-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Clarithromycin attenuates acute and chronic rejection via matrix metalloproteinase suppression in murine cardiac transplantation.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 51(20): 1977-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Dental implant reconstruction in a patient with ectodermal dysplasia using multiple bone grafting techniques.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 66(6): 1241-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. CT cholangiography in potential liver donors: effect of premedication with intravenous morphine on biliary caliber and visualization.
    Radiology, 247(3): 733-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. One-stage operation of large oroantral fistula closure, sinus lifting, and autogenous bone grafting for dental implant installation.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 105(6): 707-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical evaluation of patellar resurfacing with press-fit osteochondral autograft plugs.
    Am J Sports Med, 36(6): 1101-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Donor-derived human herpes virus 8-related Kaposi's sarcoma in renal allograft ureter.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 221-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. A case of subcutaneous Mycoleptodiscus indicus infection in a liver transplant recipient successfully treated with antifungal therapy.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 218-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Development of hepatic granulomas in patients receiving pegylated interferon therapy for recurrent hepatitis C virus post liver transplantation.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 184-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Cutaneous manifestations of cytomegalovirus disease in renal transplant recipients: a case series.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 209-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. An intrarenal abscess as presenting symptom of an infection with Nocardia farcinica in a patient after renal transplantation.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 214-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Invasive Pasteurella multocida sinusitis in a renal transplant patient.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 206-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Caspofungin-resistant Aspergillus flavus after heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support: a case report.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 190-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Rhodotorula glutinis fungemia in a liver-kidney transplant patient.
    Transpl Infect Dis, 10(3): 197-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Use of mesenchymal stem cells to enhance bone formation around revision hip replacements.
    J Orthop Res, 26(6): 880-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. MR cholangiopancreatography with T2-weighted prospective acquisition correction turbo spin-echo sequence of the biliary anatomy of potential living liver transplant donors.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 190(6): 1527-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Artificial circulation of the liver: machine perfusion as a preservation method in liver transplantation.
    Anat Rec (Hoboken), 291(6): 735-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Ex vivo bilateral pulmonary embolectomy for donor lungs prior to transplantation.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 85(6): 2110-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Impact of recipient's age on heart transplantation outcome.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 85(6): 2051-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Pretransplant panel reactive antibodies in human lung transplantation: an analysis of over 10,000 patients.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 85(6): 1919-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Generation of therapeutic dendritic cells and regulatory T cells for preventing allogeneic cardiac graft rejection.
    Clin Immunol, 127(3): 313-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Thrombotic microangiopathy associated with humoral rejection of cardiac xenografts from alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout pigs in baboons.
    Am J Pathol, 172(6): 1471-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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