Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510070
Monitoring of Viral Opportunistic Infections in Pediatric and Adult Cuban Transplant Recipients
Vivian Kourí, Consuelo Correa, Yenisleidys Martínez, Lizet Sánchez, Yoana Baños, Lissette Pérez, Grehete González, Yudira Soto, Bertha González, José Carnot, Niurka Verdecia, Anselmo Abdo-Cuza5, Marcia Samada5, Fernando González, Alejandro Roque, Daimiris Méndez, César E. Silverio, Jose Florin, Norma Hondal and Juan C. Jaime
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2023/05/22
Viral DNA was detected in 45.3% of the patients. Most patients tested positive for CMV (25.4%) or BK (21.2%). Although some differences in the frequency and type of viruses were observed between bone marrow and solid organ transplant, no association between viral load, virus disease and transplant type in adult or pediatric recipients was found. Analyzing all the recipients together, CMV was more frequently detected in serum and in patients with symptoms and complications. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510069
Relationship of Serum Phosphorus and Kidney Function during Hospitalization in Kidney Transplantation
Daniel Murillo Brambila, Mónica C. Jiménez Cornejo, María C. Oseguera Vizcaíno, Estephania Navarro del Rio, Carlos F. Fonseca Cerda, Alejandro Lugo Baruqui and Marco A. Covarrubias Velasco
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2023/04/19
Phosphorus is an essential macronutrient, various functions at the cellular level, it has signals in metabolic pathways and is involved in the production of cellular energy. In grade 3 to 5 kidney disease, the patient suffers alterations in the homeostasis of calcium, phosphorus secondary to dysregulation of FGF 23 (Fibroblast growth factor) and PTH (paratohormone), increasing the risk of vascular calcification, in kidney transplantation, even the levels of FGF 23 and PTH can remain elevated for...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510068
A New Perspective on an Old Problem: The Inferior Epigastric Artery as Inflow Target for Accessory Polar Vessels in Renal Transplantation
Animesh A Singla, FRACS (Vasc), Ramesh De Silva, MBBS, Juanita Noeline Chui, MD, Ahmer Hameed, FRACS, Taina Lee, FRACS, Jerome Laurence, FRACS, Charles Fisher, FRACS (Vasc), Lawrence Yuen, FRACS, Vikram Puttaswamy, FRACS (Vasc) and Henry Pleass, FRACS
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 11, 2023
The use of kidney allografts with multiple renal arteries (MRAs) in kidney transplantation is no longer considered a contraindication to renal transplantation. Traditional decision on best management of accessory renal vessels has been guided by surgeons’ surgical experience and institutional experience. The role of inferior epigastric artery (IEA) as an inflow vessel has often been relegated as a secondary option for allografts with MRAs due to perception of greater technical challenge and wo...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510067
Posttransplant Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Najoua Ammar, Mariame Meziane, Nadia Ismaili, Laila Benzekri and Karima Senouci
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 09, 2023
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are frequent in organ recipients; they are most often of B lymphocyte origin; on the other hand, CD30+ t-cell PTLD remain rare; we report the observation of a case of CD30+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma in a renal transplant recipient....
