Kidney Transplantation

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Younger Doctors More Likely to Recommend Preemptive Kidney Transplantation  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Renal and Urology NewsRecent medical school graduates are more likely than veteran doctors to refer CKD patients for pre-emptive kidney transplantation. ...

School of Medicine Surgeons Perform Four-Way Kidney Transplant Surgery on ...  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
UMB News..."We've been a national leader in kidney transplantation and laparoscopic donor kidney removal for many years, and our singular focus has always been on ...

Sleep Apnea in Kidney Transplant Patients Assessed Prevalence similar in those ...  -  ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
ModernMedicineParticipants underwent one-night polysomnography as part of the SLeep disorders Evaluation in Patients after kidney Transplantation (SLEPT) Study. ...

Chain reaction: Local man involved in eight-person kidney transplant  -  ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
Wicked Local (blog)...“All donors are altruistic,� said Matthew Cooper, MD, director of kidney transplantation at the Maryland Medical Center. “But non-direct donation is pretty ...

Tajik medical workers reportedly the first in CA to perform kidney ...  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
Times of Central Asia (subscription)Tajik medical workers are the first in the Central Asian region to perform the kidney transplantation operation, according to press service of the Ministry ...

Current Trends and Regimens in Kidney Transplantation  -  ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
DG News2009 -- While a higher residual native kidney function did not offer a significant decreased morbidity advantage in preemptive kidney transplantation, ...

Stephanie James, Marc Esquenazi  -  ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
New York TimesHis father, a nephrologist, is the owner of Nephrology Physicians of Houston, where he specializes in hypertension and kidney transplantation. ...

Quantifying Access to Surgical Care  -  ‎Nov 16, 2009‎
Archives of SurgeryObjective: To assess access to kidney transplantation as a function of distance from the closest transplant center or as a function of rural rather than ...

Switching Immunosuppressants Reduces Cancer Risk In Kidney  -  ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2009) — Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, ...

Switching Immunosuppressants May Reduce Cancer Risk in Kidney Transplant ...  -  ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
Renal and Urology NewsSwitching to sirolimus (SRL) from a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) may reduce the high risk of skin cancer after kidney transplantation. ...

Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities in patient care  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
NephrOnline...transplantation to request copies of their consent forms for kidney transplantation and donation from February – June 2009. Using three measures – Lexile ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals to Present Data on its siRNA Therapeutic Programs in ...  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
Reuters...of acute kidney injury (AKI) following major cardiovascular surgery and the prophylaxis of delayed graft function after kidney transplantation. ...

Gene therapy may boost success of lung transplants  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
Los Angeles Times...by recipients' bodies than other organs, the five-year survival rate is only about 50%, lower than that for heart, liver or kidney transplantation. ...

Kidney transplants feature familiar faces  -  ‎Nov 18, 2009‎
Explore Baltimore CountyDr. Matthew Cooper, director of kidney transplantation at the medical center, said about 82000 people in the United States are waiting for a kidney ...

City engg student invents artificial kidney  -  ‎Nov 8, 2009‎
Express BuzzOnce people reach the end stage of renal failure, frequent dialysis and kidney transplantation is the only way out. But, the non-availability of matching ...

Quark Reports Progress of siRNA Clinical Programs; 300 Patients Dosed With ...  -  ‎Nov 19, 2009‎
PR Newswire (press release)...of acute kidney injury (AKI) following major cardiovascular surgery and the prophylaxis of delayed graft function after kidney transplantation. ...

Kidney Federation of India inaugurated  -  ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
Express BuzzHe said that the federation would offer Rs 2 lakh each to 10 persons undergoing kidney transplantation every year towards the cost of transplantation and ...

New Zealand's Best Brains Bound For Britain  -  ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
Scoop.co.nz (press release)...continue her education at Cambridge, where she will earn her PhD in researching mitochondrial dysfunction and therapeutics in kidney transplantation. ...

Kidney transplant breakthrough for Bakersfield man  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
KGET 17It was cyberspace that brought Nathan to Cedars Sinai Medical Center where a world renowned physician in the field of kidney transplantation gave this kid ...

NA approves human organs' transplantation bill unanimously  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
Online - International News Network...transplantation unless it was registered with the respective authority. This bill would end the illegal business of kidney transplantation in the country.

Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Mortality Among Patients Starting Dialysis  -  ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
CardiosourceDuring follow-up, 25084 patients (20.3%) were censored because of kidney transplantation, and 42643 (34.6%) died. Overall all-cause mortality rates in ...

The gift of life  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Worcester Telegram...off dialysis and the recipients wished to receive the gift of life,� said Dr. Matthew Cooper, director of kidney transplantation at the medical center. ...

ORLive -- Your Destination for Live and On-Demand Surgery Video  -  ‎Nov 16, 2009‎
SYS-CON Media (press release)Monday, November 16, 2009, at 9:00 PM EST - Dr. Amy Lu, Director of Kidney Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center, will participate in an ORLive webcast ...

A concert for a cause  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
Express Buzz...from the exclusive show staged at Utkal Mandap in the Capital on Saturday in aid of the lyricist-dialogue writer who awaits kidney transplantation soon. ...

15 Kidney Transplantation Surgeries performed at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
Eye of Dubai (press release)Abu Dhabi – By the end of October 2009, fifteen kidney transplants with excellent clinical outcomes were performed at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) ...

Patients, Doctors Embrace the Web  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
Renal and Urology NewsAs a specialist in live-donor kidney transplantation, laparoscopic kidney donation, and pancreas transplantation and as secretary of the American ...

Patients See Kidney Transplantation as 'Last Resort'  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
Renal Business TodayNEW YORK, NY—Original research, published in the November issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), found that 60 percent of non-transplanted patients ...

Risk Factors for New-Onset Diabetes in Pediatric Transplant Patients Identified  -  ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
Renal and Urology NewsNODM after kidney transplantation is associated with inferior graft function and less-than-optimal graft and patient survival in adult renal transplant ...

Getting new kidney may be better option than being on dialysis  -  ‎Nov 7, 2009‎
Tribune ReviewProper education is important because people need to realize that kidney transplantation is no longer an experimental treatment, and many patients do better ...

Experts advocate change in lifestyle, sugar-free food for diabetics  -  ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
Times of IndiaThe patients suffering from kidney failures have to live on dialysis or opt for kidney transplantation which are costly. "In the last 46 months, ...

Simultaneous penile and signet ring cell bladder carcinoma in renal transplant ...  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
UroTodayThe patient received kidney transplantation 7 years prior to this event. After adequate surgical treatment (partial amputation of the penis for squamous ...

NMC's insurance cover for critically ill kids  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Times of India...illness like heart surgery, by-pass surgery, angioplasty, kidney transplantation including dialysis, cancer, hydrocephalus and viral encephalitis. ...

Pharming recombinant human C1 inhibitor: Results in pre-clinical ischaemic ...  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
PR-USA.net (press release)Ischemia-reperfusion injury is involved in various diseases including cardiovascular diseases and kidney transplantation. Pharming Group NV is developing ...

Organ transplant declines  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Manila BulletinVera is referring to the 2008 department administrative order 0004 that revised the policy on kidney transplantation from living non-related organ donors. ...

Canakinumab Approved in EU for Patients 4 Years and Older With Cryopyrin ...  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
DG News...a condition in which the build-up of proteins can cause vital organs to fail, resulting in renal failure and requiring kidney transplantation. ...

Key RNAi-Based Drugs in the Clinic  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
GenomeWeb Daily News...phase I/II development early this year for the prevention of delayed graft function in patients undergoing deceased donor kidney transplantation. ...

Byetta Patients Report Kidney Problems, Label Revised  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
Newsinferno.comEighteen patients required dialysis and two patients required kidney transplantation after initiation of Byetta. Byetta was discontinued in 63 of 78 (80%) ...

Geo glimpses  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
The News International...song's lyrics to traffic congestion, missing persons, Hasba Bill and kidney transplantation case during his tenure as a chief justice of Pakistan. ...

Novartis biological drug Ilaris® approved in EU to treat children and adults ...  -  ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
PR-CANADA.net (press release)...a condition in which the build-up of proteins can cause vital organs to fail, resulting in renal failure and requiring kidney transplantation. ...

Mother and son: Match made in heaven  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Gloucester Daily TimesDr. Hannah Gilligan, Lahey's medical director of kidney transplantation, said a blood relative, especially a sibling, is much more likely to be a transplant ...

Special OPD treatment conducted  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
E-Pao.netIt also aims to provide special packages for open heart surgery, kidney transplantation and other complex surgeries for the people of Manipur at an ...

Foreign Renal Transplants Measure Up to Those Performed in the US  -  ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
Renal and Urology NewsKidneys transplanted abroad have comparable function to kidneys transplanted in the United States more than five years after surgery. ...



Background information on Kidney Transplantation [When available]

Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in a patient with end-stage renal failure. The main types are deceased and living donor transplant. In the former, the kidney originates from a deceased person. In the latter, the kidney is being donated by a living organ donor.

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