Graft-versus-Host Disease after Living-Unrelated Kidney Transplantation by N. Zacharias, M. H. Gallichio, D. J. Conti

“…Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a rare complication after solid organ transplantation and consists of a reaction of donor derived immune cells directed against host tissues. …”
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Current Views of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in Liver Diseases by I. V. Maev, T. I. Karlovich, A. I. Burmistrov, I. A. Chekmazov, D. N. Andreev, V. I. Reshetnyak

“…TTV DNA content in blood is proposed as an endogenous immune status marker to observe prior to organ transplantation.Conclusion. High TTV dispersion in human population suggests its persistence in the human viriome. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Bariatric Surgery in High-Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience by Yusef Moulla, Orestis Lyros, Matthias Blüher, Philipp Simon, Arne Dietrich

“…., 2016) at least one of the following risk factors was met: age ≥ 70 years, body mass index (BMI) > 70 kg/m2, liver cirrhosis, end-organ failure, or immunosuppression by status after organ transplantation along with (Birkmeyer et al., 2010) at least two comorbidities associated with obesity. …”
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Protective Effect of CXCR3+CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Cao Jun, Li Qingshu, Wei Ke, Li Ping, Dong Jun, Luo Jie, Min Su

“…Regulatory T cells (Tregs) suppress excessive immune responses and are potential therapeutic targets in autoimmune disease and organ transplantation rejection. However, their role in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is unclear. …”
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A case of kidney graft injury during cesarean section in a pancreas and kidney transplantation recipient by Noriko Aida, Eiji Nishio, Takao Sekiya, Naohiro Aida, Taihei Ito, Takashi Kenmochi, Haruki Nishizawa

“…Although organ transplantation is becoming general practice, little is known about the safety of delivery. …”
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Dermatological Disorders following Liver Transplantation: An Update by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Xue li Bai, Tingbo Liang

“…However, the risk is not as high as other solid organ transplantations (SOT), particularly for skin cancer. …”
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Study of the Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus in Children with Malignancy in Southwestern Iran from 2016-2023 by Arash Alghasi, Saeed Bitraf, Roya Salehi Kahyesh, Yasin Alidadi, Homayoun Yousefi, Manouchehr Makvandi

“…This infection is especially dangerous for people with weakened immune systems and patients who have had organ transplants. This study seeks to determine the impact of cytomegalovirus infection on the treatment and survival rate of children with various types of malignancies. …”
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Brincidofovir Use after Foscarnet Crystal Nephropathy in a Kidney Transplant Recipient with Multiresistant Cytomegalovirus Infection by Romain Vial, Christine Zandotti, Sophie Alain, Alexandre Decourt, Noémie Jourde-Chiche, Raj Purgus, Charleric Bornet, Laurent Daniel, Valérie Moal, Tristan Legris

“…Herein, we present a review of foscarnet nephropathy cases in solid-organ transplanted patients. Conclusions. This unique case highlights the potential benefit of BCV use during resistant CMV infection, although mutations in the UL54 gene may limit its therapeutic efficacy. …”
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Incidence of Fractures after Cardiac and Lung Transplantation: A Single Center Experience by Aileen Hariman, Charles Alex, Alain Heroux, Pauline Camacho

“…Osteoporotic fractures are well-known complications of organ transplantation. Fracture rates up to 35% have been previously reported following heart and lung transplantations. …”
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The Role of Butirprost^® as an Adjuvant in Enhancing the Effect of Antibiotics in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Randomized Prospective Trial by Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Michele Santangelo, Agostino Fernicola, Filippo Varlese, Benito Fabio Mirto, Fabio Machiella, Alfonso Falcone, Giovanni Pagano, Fabrizio Dinacci, Gaetano Giampaglia, Domenico Varriale, Francesco Trama, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Del Giudice, Gian Maria Busetto, Matteo Ferro, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Ciro Imbimbo, Biagio Barone

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Prevalence and investigation of Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in blood donors from the main blood establishment in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil by Agildo da Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira, Gabrielle Tantos Nunes, Ivanildo Pedro de Sousa Junior, Dmitry José de Santana Sarmento, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Luiz Amorim Filho, Vanessa Salete de Paula

“…The risk persists even after prophylaxis ends, especially in patients who undergo organ transplantation and receive blood or blood products from a seropositive donor while being seronegative themselves (D+/R-). …”
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Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Treatment for Steroid-Induced Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Patients with Continuous Systemic Steroid Treatment by Jin Young Kim, Ju Byung Chae, Jisoo Kim, Dong Yoon Kim

“…Conditions warranting chronic systemic steroid use were myasthenia gravis (6/15, 40%), glomerulonephritis (5/15, 33.3%), and organ transplantation (4/15, 26.7%). Mean symptom duration of CSC was 4.00 ± 3.04 months. …”
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3D-Printing of Artificial Aortic Heart Valve Using UV-Cured Silicone: Design and Performance Analysis by Atila Ertas, Erik Farley-Talamantes, Olkan Cuvalci, Ozhan Gecgel

“…The advancement of medical 3D printing technology includes several enhancements, such as decreasing the length of surgical procedures and minimizing anesthesia exposure, improving preoperative planning, creating personalized replicas of tissues and bones specific to individual patients, bioprinting, and providing alternatives to human organ transplants. The range of materials accessible for 3D printing within the healthcare industry is significantly narrower when compared with conventional manufacturing techniques. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Russian Society for the Study of the Liver, the Russian Gastroenterological Association, the National Scientific Society of Infectious Disease S... by V. T. Ivashkin, V. P. Chulanov, N. A. Mamonova, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, I. N. Tikhonov, P. O. Bogomolov, E. V. Volchkova, A. S. Dmitriev, O. O. Znojko, E. A. Klimova, K. V. Kozlov, I. E. Kravchenko, E. Yu. Malinnikova, R. V. Maslennikov, M. I. Mikhailov, K. E. Novak, I. G. Nikitin, V. E. Syutkin, E. V. Esaulenko, A. A. Sheptulin, E. N. Shirokova, N. D. Yushchuk

“…In most cases, eradication of viral HCV infection is a real task even in patients at the stage of cirrhosis of the liver, with impaired renal function, HIV co-infection, after solid organs transplantation.…”
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Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…Azathioprine is a drug commonly used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, organ transplantation and various autoimmune diseases. Hepatotoxicity is a rare, but important complication of this drug. …”
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Peak Serum AST Is a Better Predictor of Acute Liver Graft Injury after Liver Transplantation When Adjusted for Donor/Recipient BSA Size Mismatch (ASTi) by Kyota Fukazawa, Seigo Nishida, Ernesto A. Pretto

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ENDOPROSTHESIS OF THE SHOULDER JOINT IN METASTATIC LESIONS OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS DURING IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY by M. V. Ivanova, V. Yu. Karpenko, A. V. Bukharov, V. A. Derzhavin

“…The frequency of complications in patients who undergo total joint replacement after organ transplantation can be significantly reduced by the correction of metabolic disorders, the purpose of broad-spectrum antibiotics in the perioperative period and careful rehabilitation. …”
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Transplantation and Pregnancy by Pinar Erkan Uc, Sermet Sagol

“…Factors that influence pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing organ transplantation include good general health within two years of transplantation, no evidence of organ rejection in the last year, stable graft conditions, absence of acute infections affecting the fetus, and adequate doses of immunosuppression drugs. …”
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Radiological, Clinical, and Histological Findings in the Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus with Phenol Injection by Tonguc Utku YILMAZ, Omer YAVUZ, Ahmet Oktay YIRMIBESOGLU, Hasan Tahsin SARISOY, Cigdem VURAL, Umay KIRAZ, Nihat Zafer UTKAN

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New Dimensional Staging of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Allowing a Guided Surgical Treatment Protocol: Long-Term Follow-Up of 266 Lesions in Neoplastic and Oste... by Simonetta Franco, Simona Miccoli, Luisa Limongelli, Angela Tempesta, Giorgio Favia, Eugenio Maiorano, Gianfranco Favia

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