Kidney re-transplantation after living donor graft nephrectomy due to chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: A case report.

Background: There are few reported cases of allograft nephrectomy due to malignancy followed by successful renal re-transplantation two years later. In this paper, we report a patient who underwent kidney re-transplantation after living donor graft nephrectomy due to chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) involving the allograft kidney.

Case Summary: A 34-year-old man underwent living kidney transplantation at the age of 22 years for end-stage renal disease.

Human parvovirus B19-associated early postoperative acquired pure red cell aplasia in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: A case report.

Background: Acquired pure red cell aplasia (aPRCA) related to human parvovirus B19 (HPV B19) is rarely reported in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) recipients; there has yet to be a case report of early postoperative infection. In this current study, we report the case of a Chinese patient who experienced the disease in the early postoperative period.

Case Summary: A 63-year-old man, with type 2 diabetes and end-stage renal disease, received a brain dead donor-derived SPKT.

Epstein-Barr virus-associated monomorphic post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after pediatric kidney transplantation: A case report.

Background: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is the most common malignant tumor that occurs after kidney transplantation in children, and is associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Case Summary: We report a case of PTLD that occurred in a 17-year-old female patient at 5 mo post-transplant. The first symptom was abdominal pain accompanied by fever, nausea, and vomiting.

Efficacy of Adherence-Enhancing Interventions for Immunosuppressive Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Immunosuppressant non-adherence is a widespread problem among solid organ recipients. With the newly published clinical trials, the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) based systematic review of adherence-enhancing interventions on immunosuppressant adherence in solid organ recipients has not been completed. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we compared the efficacy of adherence-enhancing interventions versus routine intervention, as performed with RCTs, on immunosuppressant adherence in solid organ transplantation recipients.

Pelvic lipomatosis and renal transplantation: A case report.

Background: Pelvic lipomatosis is a rare disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the overgrowth of pelvic adipose tissue that causes compression of the urinary tract including the bladder and ureters, rectum and blood vessels. The patient may progressively develop obstructive uropathy which could subsequently lead to renal failure. At present, there are no reports of renal transplantation due to uremia caused by pelvic lipomatosis.

Transplant-related Symptom Clusters in Renal Transplant Recipients.

Renal transplant recipients experience multiple symptoms, but complex relationships among these symptoms remain poorly understood. To explore the existence of symptom clusters in renal transplant recipients. A total of 295 renal transplant recipients were recruited in a hospital in Tianjin from October 2017 to January 2018.

Evaluation of renal allografts function early after transplantation using intravoxel incoherent motion and arterial spin labeling MRI.

Purpose: To evaluate renal allografts function early after transplantation using intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI.

Methods: This prospective study was approved by the local ethics committee, and written informed consent was obtained from all participants. A total of 82 participants with 62 renal allograft recipients (2-4weeks after kidney transplantation) and 20 volunteers were enrolled to be scanned using IVIM and ASL MRI on a 3.

OX40 mRNA in peripheral blood as a biomarker of acute renal allograft rejection.

Background: Acute rejection remains an important cause of renal allograft dysfunction and the need for accurate diagnosis is essential to successfully treat transplant recipients. The purpose of this study was to determine the costimulatory molecules OX40 and OX40L messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to predict acute renal transplant rejection.

Methods: The whole blood samples from 20 recipients with biopsy-confirmed acute rejection (rejection group), 20 recipients with stable graft function and normal biopsy results (stable group) after kidney transplantation, and 20 healthy volunteers (control group) were collected.

Kidney transplant for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: the superiority of concurrent bilateral nephrectomy.

Objective: To assess the transplant outcome of patients who underwent concurrent bilateral nephrectomies (CBN) during kidney transplantation (KT) owing to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

Methods: The study included 67 ADPKD patients, 4 of whom were excluded, and the rest, 63 patients, were divided into two groups: KT with CBN (group A, n = 31) and KT without CBN (group B, n = 32). Demographic factors, transplant-related factors, posttransplant complications and patient survival were compared.

[The effect of the different immunosuppression therapy on CD4(+)Foxp3(+) Treg cells in kidney recipients].

Objective: To investigate the effect of the different immunosuppression therapy on CD4(+)Foxp3(+)regulatory T cells (CD4(+)Foxp3(+)Treg cells) in the peripheral blood monocytes of kidney transplantation recipients.

Methods: A Closed Cohort study was conducted in 50 primary living kidney transplant recipients between January 2006 and January 2008, who had been followed up for 1 year. The recipients divided into calcineurin inhibitors group (CNI + MMF + Pred) (19 recipients, including cyclosporin group 10 recipients and tacrolimus group 9 recipients), rapamycin group (RAPA + MMF + Pred) (31 recipients).

[Early complications after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation].

Objective: To explore the early complications after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK).

Methods: The clinical data of 20 patients who underwent SPK in our center from September 2002 to September 2007 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: The complications after SPK included hematuria (n = 4), abdominal bleeding (n = 4), abdominal infections (n = 6), lung infections (n = 5), urinary infection (n = 1), poor wound healing (n = 3), abdominal distension (n = 1), and acute cardial infarction (n = 1).