BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this retrospective study was to compare conventional laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy with transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted living-donor nephrectomy in terms of feasibility and reproducibility. METHODS A total of 115 consecutive female patients who underwent laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy (n=70) or transvagi...

background: the presence of donor leukocytes in recipients of organ allograft has been shown even several years after transplantation. however, it remains unclear whether this donor cell microchimerism plays an effective role in allograft acceptance or is simply a consequence of immunosuppressive conditions in recipients. objective: to study microchimerism in a group of kidney transplant recipi...

BACKGROUND Among eligible transplant candidates with end-stage renal disease, only a minority receive a living donor kidney transplant (LDKT), suggesting that there are barriers to receipt of this optimal therapy. METHODS A validated questionnaire was administered to adults active on the deceased donor transplant waiting list, identified from the Southern Alberta Renal Program database. The q...

Abstract Aim The aim of this study is to highlight the importance development adequate surgical technique, proper selection donors, preparation recipients and introduction new molecules Immunosuppressants in improving liver transplant (LT) outcomes. also shows that early complications, occurring within first 3 months, are responsible for two-thirds deaths. Methods All LT candidates were assesse...