Outcome of surgical parathyroidectomy for tertiary hyperparathyroidism in kidney transplant recipients: tertiary hyperparathyroidism should not be ignored, for the sake of precious allografts by Michio Nakamura, Shinya Takiguchi, Saeko Uehara, Yusuke Tomita

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Tacrolimus toxicity management in a pregnant kidney transplant recipient with newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus: A case report by Ahmad Matarneh, Ravi chokshi, Sundus Sardar, Dinia Salmeron, James O’brien, Fareeha Khalil, Naman Trivedi, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Vaqar Shah

“…Managing kidney transplant recipients during pregnancy presents significant challenges, particularly in balancing the interactions and safety concerns of immunosuppressive medications such as mycophenolate mofetil and tacrolimus. …”
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Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplants: Time Evolution, Role of Acute Rejection, Risk Factors, and Impact on Patient and Graft Outcome by Martin Chaumont, Judith Racapé, Nilufer Broeders, Fadoua El Mountahi, Annick Massart, Thomas Baudoux, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Dimitri Mikhalsky, Anwar Hamade, Alain Le Moine, Daniel Abramowicz, Pierre Vereerstraeten

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A Novel Technique Using Fluorescent Ureteral Catheter and Flexible Ureteroscope for Safe Laparoscopic Fenestration of Lymphocele after Kidney Transplantation by Takanori Sekito, Motoo Araki, Koichiro Wada, Kasumi Yoshinaga, Yuki Maruyama, Takuya Sadahira, Satoshi Katayama, Takehiro Iwata, Shingo Nishimura, Tomoko Sako, Kohei Edamura, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Toyohiko Watanabe

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Attitudes to Medication after Kidney Transplantation and Their Association with Medication Adherence and Graft Survival: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study by Mirjam Tielen, Job van Exel, Mirjam Laging, Denise K. Beck, Roshni Khemai, Teun van Gelder, Michiel G. H. Betjes, Willem Weimar, Emma K. Massey

“…Nonadherence to medication is a common problem after kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes towards medication, adherence, and the relationship with clinical outcomes. …”
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COVID-19 Infection Clinical Profile, Management, Outcome, and Antibody Response in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Centre Experience by Sanjiv Jasuja, Gaurav Sagar, Anupam Bahl, Shalini Verma

“…Experience of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with clinical presentation, management, factors influencing mortality, and antibody response is limited. …”
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The Kidney Transplant Evaluation Process in the Elderly: Reasons for Being Turned down and Opportunities to Improve Cost-Effectiveness in a Single Center by Beatrice P. Concepcion, Rachel C. Forbes, Aihua Bian, Heidi M. Schaefer

“…Background. The kidney transplant evaluation process for older candidates is complex due to the presence of multiple comorbid conditions. …”
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CCR7 and CD48 as Predicted Targets in Acute Rejection Related to M1 Macrophage after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation by Jie Zhang, Jun Pei, Chengjun Yu, Jin Luo, Yifan Hong, Yi Hua, Guanghui Wei

“…Background. Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best treatment for end-stage renal disease. …”
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Acute Renal Failure and Volume Overload Syndrome Secondary to a Femorofemoral Arteriovenous Fistula Angioplasty in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Dominique Bertrand, Geoffroy Desbuissons, Nicolas Pallet, Albane Sartorius, Christophe Legendre, Marie-France Mamzer, Rebecca Sberro Soussan

“…This paper illustrates the potential deleterious consequences of high-output AVF after kidney transplantation and raises considerations regarding the impact of the fistula on cardiac status and kidney function after kidney transplantation and, consequently, the management AVF after transplantation.…”
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Tacrolimus Concentration Is Effectively Predicted Using Combined Clinical and Genetic Factors in the Perioperative Period of Kidney Transplantation and Associated with Acute Rejection by Fang Cheng, Qiang Li, Zheng Cui, Zhendi Wang, Fang Zeng, Yu Zhang

“…Combined analysis of genotype and specific clinical factors is important for the formulation of precise tacrolimus dose regimens in the early stage after kidney transplantation.…”
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Very Early Severe Posttransplant Recurrent Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Glomerulonephritis after Kidney Transplantation: Two Case Reports by Reda Laamech, Hamza Naciri-Bennani, Diane Giovannini, Johan Noble, Bénédicte Janbon, Paolo Malvezzi, Thomas Jouve, Lionel Rostaing

“…Successful kidney transplantation (KTx) in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) has been reported with excellent patient and graft survival rates. …”
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Artificial intelligence assisted risk prediction in organ transplantation: a UK Live-Donor Kidney Transplant Outcome Prediction tool by Hatem Ali, Arun Shroff, Tibor Fülöp, Miklos Z. Molnar, Adnan Sharif, Bernard Burke, Sunil Shroff, David Briggs, Nithya Krishnan

“…Introduction: Predicting the outcome of a kidney transplant involving a living donor advances donor decision-making donors for clinicians and patients. …”
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Anemia Control in Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Once-Monthly Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator: A Prospective, Observational Study by Klemens Budde, Thomas Rath, Volker Kliem

“…In a multicenter, prospective, observational study of 279 kidney transplant recipients with anemia, the efficacy and safety of once-monthly continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (C.E.R.A.) were assessed to a maximum of 15 months. …”
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Preserved Expression of Skin Neurotrophic Factors in Advanced Diabetic Neuropathy Does Not Lead to Neural Regeneration despite Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation by František Saudek, Monika Cahová, Terezie Havrdová, Klára Zacharovová, Helena Daňková, Luděk Voska, Věra Lánská, Nurcan Üçeyler, Claudia Sommer

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A comparative study of pulse pressure variation, stroke volume variation and central venous pressure in patients undergoing kidney transplantation by Kyung Mi Kim, Gaab Soo Kim, Minsoo Han

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Target-specific peptides for BK virus agnoprotein identified through phage display screening: advancing antiviral therapeutics by Xiaofei Xing, Jingxian Han, Keke Wang, Fuyun Tian, CuiXia Jiang, Wei Liang, Lin Qi, Xin Yue, Yinhang Wen, Yuwei Hu, Hui Qiao

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Early Gastric Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder and H pylori Detection after Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by CL Nash, LM Price, DA Stewart, F Sepandj, S Yilmaz, A Barama

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Circulating CD4+CD28null T Cells May Increase the Risk of an Atherosclerotic Vascular Event Shortly after Kidney Transplantation by Michiel G. H. Betjes, Willem Weimar, Nicolle H. R. Litjens

“…In conclusion, the presence of circulating CD4+CD28null T cells is associated with an increased risk for a cardiovascular event shortly after kidney transplantation.…”
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Successful Antiviral Treatment with Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus Infection during Peritransplant Period in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Giovanni Varotti, Ferdinando Dodi, Ernesto Paoletti, Andrea Bruno, Iris Fontana

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection continues to represent a poor prognostic factor in kidney transplant (KTx) patients. New direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) have dramatically changed the therapy management for HCV, showing promising results in terms of sustained virologic response. …”
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Screening and prognostic roles of renal volumetry and scintigraphy in the assessment of living kidney transplant donors, considering the early recovery of the residual renal function by Shunta Hori, Mitsuru Tomizawa, Kuniaki Inoue, Tatsuo Yoneda, Kenta Onishi, Yosuke Morizawa, Daisuke Gotoh, Yasushi Nakai, Makito Miyake, Kazumasa Torimoto, Nobumichi Tanaka, Kiyohide Fujimoto

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