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Kidney transplant biopsy adequacy and outcomes in children – is it time for change?
Kidney Transplantation 5 min.
Percutaneous kidney biopsy is key in the diagnosis of many kidney diseases in paediatrics. In the setting of kidney transplantation, biopsies are primarily utilised for the surveillance and detection of transplant rejection or other causes of transplant dysfunction [1]. Given the relatively poor correlation...
Tissue-based Gene Expression Diagnosis of Mild and Moderate T-cell-mediated Rejection to Guide Therapy in Kidney Transplants.
Kidney Transplantation 1 min.
Mild histologic lesions of tubulo-interstitial inflammation could represent a "response-to-wounding" rather than allorecognition. Tissue gene expression may complement histopathology for T-cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) diagnostics. Methods. We report on the incorporation of tissue gene expression testing...
First robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery system in a post-kidney transplant patient: a case report
Kidney Transplantation 3 min.
Robot-assisted surgery has attracted significant interest because of its precise and minimally invasive nature. Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system was introduced by Medtronic in 2021 (Medtronic Ltd, Fridley, MN), and it represents a technological advancement featuring independently mounted...
Impact of delayed graft function on overall and graft survival in recipients of deceased donor kidney transplants
Kidney Transplantation 5 min.
In renal transplantation, delayed graft function (DGF) is mainly defined as needing dialysis within the first week after the transplant. This condition is primarily due to ischemia‒reperfusion injury, which involves microvascular inflammation, cell death, and apoptosis and can be influenced by...
