A liver was harvested for transplantation from a 35 year old patient who was brain dead following a road traffic accident. During the procedure it was noted that there was a replaced right hepatic artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). The left hepatic artery was arising from the common hepatic artery. The graft was harvested preserving the celiac axis and the origin of the S...

A 45-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes and chronic renal failure on dialysis underwent simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation from a brain dead donor. On postoperative day 15, acute generalized peritonitis was diagnosed and emergency laparotomy was performed. Perforation of the donor duodenum was found, which had apparently resulted from duodenal compression by the tip of the intestinal...

abstract background: studies have shown that, with regard to social, cultural, and institutional contexts, several factors affect family decision-making on organ donation. this study aimed to investigate the effective factors in organ donation by family members with brain-dead patients. materials and methods: this was a descriptive-comparative study in which a researcher-made questionnaire was ...

Worldwide, the number of patients wait-listed for organ transplantation is growing. In most countries, however, there is a shortage of donor organs. Switzerland has one of the lowest post mortem donation rates among European countries. While most organs donated for transplantation are retrieved from primary or secondary brain-dead donors with sustained circulation (heart-beating donors), organ ...