Modern Age Transplantation Issues

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Modern Age Transplantation Issues Gabriel M. Danovitch Itai Danovitch ORGAN TRAFFICKING AND TRANSPLANT TOURISM The phenomenon of human organ trafficking was first recognized in the 1990s. Originally a hidden and…

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions Erik L. Lum Natalie Bjelajac Meena Parakkal Michele Pena Suggestions provided for frequently asked questions in this chapter are opinion based, and practice may vary among centers…

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Management of Patients With a Failed Transplant

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Management of Patients With a Failed Transplant Phuong-Thu T. Pham Erik L. Lum Phuong-Chi T. Pham TIMING OF DIALYSIS REINITIATION Patients returning to dialysis after a failed transplant comprise 4%…

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Posttransplantation Cardiovascular Disease

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Posttransplantation Cardiovascular Disease Phuong-Thu T. Pham Phuong-Mai T. Pham Phuong-Anh T. Pham Hai V. Pham Phuong-Chi T. Pham Son V. Pham Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most frequent cause of…

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Kidney Transplantation in Dual Organ Transplantation

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Kidney Transplantation in Dual Organ Transplantation Phuong-Thu T. Pham Gerald S. Lipshutz KIDNEY ALLOCATION IN DUAL ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Allocation of the kidney for candidates needing dual organ transplantation is determined…

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Posttransplantation Malignancies

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Posttransplantation Malignancies Jeffrey M. Miller Basmah Abdalla Phuong-Thu T. Pham GENERAL OVERVIEW Recipients of organ transplants are at increased risk for developing certain neoplasms compared with the general population. Posttransplant…

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Posttransplantation Infectious Complications and Vaccinations

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Posttransplantation Infectious Complications and Vaccinations Camille Nelson Kotton Joanna M. Schaenman Phuong-Thu T. Pham VACCINATIONS General considerations All kidney transplant candidates should receive vaccinations for hepatitis B, pneumococcus, and other…

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Urologic Considerations in the Kidney Transplant Patient

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Urologic Considerations in the Kidney Transplant Patient Nick G. Cowan PRETRANSPLANT UROLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS Vascular considerations A renal allograft must have three components to function properly: inflow of blood, outflow of…

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Mineral and Bone Disorders After Kidney Transplantation

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Mineral and Bone Disorders After Kidney Transplantation Elizabeth A. Kendrick Mineral and bone disorders frequently complicate management of kidney transplant recipients. Varying severity of abnormalities are likely to exist at…

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