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 6 (June)

1. Increased plasma interleukin-6 in donors is associated with lower recipient hospital-free survival after cadaveric organ transplantation.
   Crit Care Med, 36(6): 1810-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Effects of disc height and distractive forces on graft compression in an anterior cervical corpectomy model.
   Spine, 33(13): 1438-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Redefining late acute graft pancreatitis: clinical presentation, radiologic findings, principles of management, and prognosis.
   Ann Surg, 247(6): 1058-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The significance of acute phase small-for-size graft injury on tumor growth and invasiveness after liver transplantation.
   Ann Surg, 247(6): 1049-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. The use of long cemented stems for femoral impaction grafting in revision total hip arthroplasty.
   J Bone Joint Surg Am, 90(6): 1330-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Periosteal cells compared with autologous cancellous bone in lumbar segmental fusion.
   J Neurosurg Spine, 8(6): 536-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Postrenal transplant hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and thrombotic microangiopathy associated with parvovirus b19 infection.
   Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1340-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Gene expression profiling of human liver transplants identifies an early transcriptional signature associated with initial poor graft function.
   Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1221-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Characterization of virus-specific T-cell immunity in liver allograft recipients with HCV-induced cirrhosis.
   Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1214-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Factors affecting graft survival after adult/child split-liver transplantation: analysis of the UNOS/OPTN data base.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1186-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Skeletal muscle force and functional exercise tolerance before and after lung transplantation: a cohort study.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1275-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Banff schema for grading pancreas allograft rejection: working proposal by a multi-disciplinary international consensus panel.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1237-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Ethnocentrism is an unacceptable rationale for health care policy: a critique of transplant tourism position statements.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1089-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Acute Page kidney following renal allograft biopsy: a complication requiring early recognition and treatment.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1323-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Refractory hypercalcemia in an infant secondary to talc pleurodesis resolving after renal transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1329-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Use of organs for transplantation from a donor with primary meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1334-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Pharmacokinetics of low and maintenance dose valganciclovir in kidney transplant recipients.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1297-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Evaluation of c4d deposition and circulating antibody in small bowel transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1290-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. C5 blockade with conventional immunosuppression induces long-term graft survival in presensitized recipients.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1129-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. The effect of recipient-specific surgical issues on outcome of liver transplantation in biliary atresia.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1197-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Reversal of cardiac cirrhosis following orthotopic heart transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1336-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Liver transplantation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis after liver resection: University of Bologna experience.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1177-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Early lung transplantation success utilizing controlled donation after cardiac death donors.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1282-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Predictors of long-term survival after liver transplantation for metastatic endocrine tumors: an 85-case French multicentric report.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1205-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Recurrent idiopathic membranous nephropathy after kidney transplantation: a surveillance biopsy study.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1318-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Dextran sulfate facilitates anti-CD4 mAb-induced long-term rat cardiac allograft survival after prolonged cold ischemia.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1151-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. High levels of donor CCL2/MCP-1 predict graft-related complications and poor graft survival after kidney-pancreas transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1303-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. The number of activating KIR genes inversely correlates with the rate of CMV infection/reactivation in kidney transplant recipients.
    Am J Transplant, 8(6): 1312-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Supraventricular tachycardia after orthotopic cardiac transplantation.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 51(23): 2241-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with an increased risk of hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation.
    Gastroenterology, 134(7): 1890-9; quiz 2155. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. A novel scheme for graft allocation in non-heart beating donor renal transplantation.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1663-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Generation of a transplantable erythropoietin-producer derived from human mesenchymal stem cells.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1654-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. B cell survival in intragraft tertiary lymphoid organs after rituximab therapy.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1648-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Genetic polymorphisms impact the risk of acute rejection in pediatric heart transplantation: a multi-institutional study.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1632-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. The role of bile salt toxicity in the pathogenesis of bile duct injury after non-heart-beating porcine liver transplantation.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1625-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Analysis of acute and chronic rejection in multiple organ allografts from retransplantation and autopsy cases of multivisceral transplantation.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1610-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Incidence and management of abdominal closure-related complications in adult intestinal transplantation.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1607-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Impact of immunosuppressive regimen on survival of kidney transplant recipients with hepatitis C.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1601-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for human leukocyte antigen antibody detection and urine protein test recommended for follow-up monitoring after renal transplantation.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1595-600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Donor postextubation hypotension and age correlate with outcome after donation after cardiac death transplantation.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1588-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Impact of coronary endothelial dysfunction on adverse long-term outcome after heart transplantation.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1580-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Patient and graft outcomes from deceased kidney donors age 70 years and older: an analysis of the Organ Procurement Transplant Network/United Network of Organ Sharing database.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1573-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Stratifying risk of biliary complications in adult living donor liver transplantation by magnetic resonance cholangiography.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1569-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Pulmonary and blood stream infections in adult living donor and cadaveric liver transplant patients.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1564-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Incidence and prediction of early antibody-mediated rejection due to non-human leukocyte antigen-antibodies.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1557-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Campath induction for kidney transplantation: report of 297 cases.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1550-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation: new insights into clinical relevance.
    Transplantation, 85(11): 1523-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Late venous outflow obstruction after liver transplant: The 'piggy-back' syndrome.
    Eur J Intern Med, 19(5): 374-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. MR cholangiopancreatography features of the biliary tree after liver transplantation.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 191(1): 221-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Changes of portosystemic collaterals and splenic volume on CT after liver transplantation and factors influencing those changes.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 191(1): W8-W16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Living related liver transplantation in children.
    Br J Surg, 95(7): 919-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis and liver transplantation for ulcerative colitis complicated by primary sclerosing cholangitis.
    Br J Surg, 95(7): 882-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Endoscopic incision for obstruction of vesico-ureteric anastomosis in transplanted kidneys.
    BJU Int, 102(1): 102-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Predicting renal graft failure using multivariate longitudinal profiles.
    Biostatistics, 9(3): 419-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Virus load dynamics of individual CMV-genotypes in lung transplant recipients with mixed-genotype infections.
    J Med Virol, 80(8): 1405-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Recurrence of autoreactive antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in autoimmune diabetes after pancreas transplantation.
    Clin Immunol, 128(1): 23-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Long-term renal outcomes after delayed graft function.
    Adv Chronic Kidney Dis, 15(3): 248-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. The different telomere lengths in basal and squamous cell carcinomas also differ between the nontransplant and renal transplant population.
    Hum Pathol, 39(7): 1034-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Conversion of the monocortical iliac bone graft to the three-dimensional prism bone graft.
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 61(7): 835-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Use of banked cryopreserved veins from explanted recipient livers in living donor liver transplantation.
    Surgery, 144(1): 93-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. The cumulative effects of cold ischemic time and older donor age on liver graft survival.
    J Surg Res, 148(1): 38-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Nonmodifiable characteristics associated with nonadherence to immunosuppressant therapy in renal transplant recipients.
    Am J Health Syst Pharm, 65(13): 1242-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Role of clinically indicated transbronchial lung biopsies in the management of pediatric post-lung transplant patients.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 86(1): 198-203. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Immunological link between primary graft dysfunction and chronic lung allograft rejection.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 86(1): 189-95; discussion 196-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Pharmacological targeting of C5a receptors during organ preservation improves kidney graft survival.
    Clin Exp Immunol, 153(1): 117-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Surgical treatment of persistent hyperparathyroidism after renal transplantation.
    Ann Surg, 248(1): 18-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Patient expectations in facial transplantation.
    Ann Plast Surg, 61(1): 68-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Partial HLA matching and RH incompatibility resulting in graft versus host reaction and Evans syndrome after liver transplantation.
    Am J Hematol, 83(7): 599-601. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Cytomegalovirus glomerulopathy in a kidney allograft with response to oral valganciclovir.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 52(1): e1-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Circulating alloreactive T cells correlate with graft function in longstanding renal transplant recipients.
    J Am Soc Nephrol, 19(7): 1419-29. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Sirolimus is associated with new-onset diabetes in kidney transplant recipients.
    J Am Soc Nephrol, 19(7): 1411-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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