Kidney ARTICLES

21 Apr 2016 : Original article
Pulmonary Cytomegalovirus Replication in Renal Transplant Patients with Late Onset Pneumonitis
Eva Königshausen, Hartmut Hengel, Ortwin Adams, Heinz Bry, Stephan Steiner, Christina Priegnitz, Anita Hansen, Lorenz Sellin, Lars C. Rump, Adina Voiculescu
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.896938
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:235-240
699 31 1

21 Apr 2016 : Original article
Pulmonary Cytomegalovirus Replication in Renal Transplant Patients with Late Onset Pneumonitis
Eva Königshausen, Hartmut Hengel, Ortwin Adams, Heinz Bry, Stephan Steiner, Christina Priegnitz, Anita Hansen, Lorenz Sellin, Lars C. Rump, Adina Voiculescu
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.896938
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:235-240
699 31 1

19 Apr 2016 : Original article
Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Bladder Dysfunction: A Single-Center Study
Dushyanth Srinivasan, John T. Stoffel, Amit K. Mathur, Steven Kapeles, Kori Bradley, Randall S. Sung
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895975
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:222-234
446 16 0

19 Apr 2016 : Original article
Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Bladder Dysfunction: A Single-Center Study
Dushyanth Srinivasan, John T. Stoffel, Amit K. Mathur, Steven Kapeles, Kori Bradley, Randall S. Sung
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895975
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:222-234
446 16 0

14 Apr 2016 : Original article
Surgical Drains Do Not Decrease Complication Rates But Are Associated with a Reduced Need for Imaging After Kidney Transplant Surgery
Sertac Cimen, Sanem Guler, Karthik Tennankore, Abdurrahim Imamoglu, Ian Alwayn
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.898260
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:216-221
461 15 0

14 Apr 2016 : Original article
Surgical Drains Do Not Decrease Complication Rates But Are Associated with a Reduced Need for Imaging After Kidney Transplant Surgery
Sertac Cimen, Sanem Guler, Karthik Tennankore, Abdurrahim Imamoglu, Ian Alwayn
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.898260
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:216-221
461 15 0

16 Feb 2016 : Original article
Tacrolimus Trough Levels as a Risk Factor for Acute Rejection in Renal Transplant Patients
José Manuel Arreola-Guerra, Marcos Serrano, Luis E. Morales-Buenrostro, Mario Vilatobá, Josefina Alberú
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895104
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:105-114
706 38 1

16 Feb 2016 : Original article
Tacrolimus Trough Levels as a Risk Factor for Acute Rejection in Renal Transplant Patients
José Manuel Arreola-Guerra, Marcos Serrano, Luis E. Morales-Buenrostro, Mario Vilatobá, Josefina Alberú
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895104
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:105-114
706 38 1

11 Feb 2016 : Original article
Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in the Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP): A Single-Center Experience from 2008 to 2013
Johannes Jacobi, Sophie Beckmann, Katharina Heller, Karl F. Hilgers, Hendrik Apel, Bernd Spriewald, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Kerstin U. Amann
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895731
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:94-104
619 14 1

11 Feb 2016 : Original article
Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in the Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP): A Single-Center Experience from 2008 to 2013
Johannes Jacobi, Sophie Beckmann, Katharina Heller, Karl F. Hilgers, Hendrik Apel, Bernd Spriewald, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Kerstin U. Amann
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895731
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:94-104
619 14 1

26 Jan 2016 : Original article
The Medically Complex Living Kidney Donor: Glucose Metabolism as Principal Cause of Donor Declination
Martina Guthoff, Silvio Nadalin, Andreas Fritsche, Alfred Königsrainer, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Nils Heyne
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895729
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:39-45
581 21 0

26 Jan 2016 : Original article
The Medically Complex Living Kidney Donor: Glucose Metabolism as Principal Cause of Donor Declination
Martina Guthoff, Silvio Nadalin, Andreas Fritsche, Alfred Königsrainer, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Nils Heyne
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895729
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:39-45
581 21 0

12 Jan 2016 : Original article
Validation of Urinary PD-1 and FOXP3 mRNA in a Cohort of Egyptian Renal Allograft Recipients
Mohamed Momtaz Abd Elaziz, Seham Bakry, Abd ElAal M. Abd ElAal, Laila Rashed, Dina Hesham
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895226
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:17-24
466 13 0

12 Jan 2016 : Original article
Validation of Urinary PD-1 and FOXP3 mRNA in a Cohort of Egyptian Renal Allograft Recipients
Mohamed Momtaz Abd Elaziz, Seham Bakry, Abd ElAal M. Abd ElAal, Laila Rashed, Dina Hesham
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895226
Ann Transplant 2016; 21:17-24
466 13 0

08 Dec 2015 : Original article
Long-Term Effect of Renal Transplantation and Aging on Hemoglobin A1C Levels: A Case-Control Study in 191 Non-Diabetic Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients
Frank-Peter Tillmann, Derik Hermsen, Katrin Hemmrich, Magdalena Woznowski, Lars Christian Rump, Ivo Quack
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895046
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:729-733
525 5 2

08 Dec 2015 : Original article
Long-Term Effect of Renal Transplantation and Aging on Hemoglobin A1C Levels: A Case-Control Study in 191 Non-Diabetic Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients
Frank-Peter Tillmann, Derik Hermsen, Katrin Hemmrich, Magdalena Woznowski, Lars Christian Rump, Ivo Quack
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895046
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:729-733
525 5 2

01 Dec 2015 : Case report
Prophylactic Eculizumab Use in Kidney Transplantation: A Review of the Literature and Report of a Case with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Umut Kasapoğlu, Çaglar Ruhi, Murat Tuğcu, Başak Boynueğri, İzzet Titiz, Veysel Sabri Hançer, Süheyla Apaydın
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894665
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:714-719
489 18 1

01 Dec 2015 : Case report
Prophylactic Eculizumab Use in Kidney Transplantation: A Review of the Literature and Report of a Case with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Umut Kasapoğlu, Çaglar Ruhi, Murat Tuğcu, Başak Boynueğri, İzzet Titiz, Veysel Sabri Hançer, Süheyla Apaydın
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894665
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:714-719
489 18 1

26 Nov 2015 : Original article
Long-Term Renal Function in Liver Transplant Recipients After Conversion From Calcineurin Inhibitors to mTOR Inhibitors
Anna Hüsing, Martina Schmidt, Susanne Beckebaum, Vito R. Cicinnati, Raphael Koch, Gerold Thölking, Jaqueline Stella, Hauke Heinzow, Hartmut H. Schmidt, Iyad Kabar
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895320
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:707-713
597 12 4

26 Nov 2015 : Original article
Long-Term Renal Function in Liver Transplant Recipients After Conversion From Calcineurin Inhibitors to mTOR Inhibitors
Anna Hüsing, Martina Schmidt, Susanne Beckebaum, Vito R. Cicinnati, Raphael Koch, Gerold Thölking, Jaqueline Stella, Hauke Heinzow, Hartmut H. Schmidt, Iyad Kabar
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895320
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:707-713
597 12 4

24 Nov 2015 : Original article
Endovascular Approach to Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis
André Felipe Farias Braga, Rafel Cespedes Catto, Marcelo Bellini Dalio, Emanuel Junio Ramos Tenório, Maurício Serra Ribeiro, Carlos Eli Piccinato, Edwaldo Edner Joviliano
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894867
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:698-706
653 21 2

24 Nov 2015 : Original article
Endovascular Approach to Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis
André Felipe Farias Braga, Rafel Cespedes Catto, Marcelo Bellini Dalio, Emanuel Junio Ramos Tenório, Maurício Serra Ribeiro, Carlos Eli Piccinato, Edwaldo Edner Joviliano
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894867
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:698-706
653 21 2

19 Nov 2015 : Clinical Research
Long-Term Follow-Up of Renal Function in Living Kidney Donors in a Single Center
Pei Lu, Jun Tao, Qiang Lu, Zhijian Han, Ruoyun Tan, Min Gu, Changjun Yin
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894775
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:694-697
567 6 4

19 Nov 2015 : Clinical Research
Long-Term Follow-Up of Renal Function in Living Kidney Donors in a Single Center
Pei Lu, Jun Tao, Qiang Lu, Zhijian Han, Ruoyun Tan, Min Gu, Changjun Yin
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894775
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:694-697
567 6 4

22 Oct 2015 : Original article
Laparoscopic-Assisted Live Donor Nephrectomy: A Comparison of Conventional and Transvaginal Routes for Kidney Extraction
Meltem Guner Can, Pinar Ozcan, Sinan Hatipoglu, Ozgur Cavdaroglu, Filiz Hatipoglu, Ibrahim Berber, Ulkem Cakir
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894697
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:634-638
646 18 2

22 Oct 2015 : Original article
Laparoscopic-Assisted Live Donor Nephrectomy: A Comparison of Conventional and Transvaginal Routes for Kidney Extraction
Meltem Guner Can, Pinar Ozcan, Sinan Hatipoglu, Ozgur Cavdaroglu, Filiz Hatipoglu, Ibrahim Berber, Ulkem Cakir
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894697
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:634-638
646 18 2

15 Oct 2015 : Original article
Activity of Cathepsin B in Serum of Patients After Kidney Transplantation Depends on Glucocorticosteroids Treatment
Natalia Korytowska, Aleksandra Wyczałkowska-Tomasik, Emilia Krzemińska, Anna Gilbert, Jerzy Sieńko, Maciej Kotowski, Adam Nowacki, Piotr Wroczyński, Leszek Pączek
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893811
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:622-626
439 8 0

15 Oct 2015 : Original article
Activity of Cathepsin B in Serum of Patients After Kidney Transplantation Depends on Glucocorticosteroids Treatment
Natalia Korytowska, Aleksandra Wyczałkowska-Tomasik, Emilia Krzemińska, Anna Gilbert, Jerzy Sieńko, Maciej Kotowski, Adam Nowacki, Piotr Wroczyński, Leszek Pączek
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893811
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:622-626
439 8 0

29 Sep 2015 : Review article
Risk Factors for Chronic Renal Insufficiency Following Cardiac Transplantation
Kim Lachance, Michel White, Simon de Denus
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893788
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:576-587
890 86 3

29 Sep 2015 : Review article
Risk Factors for Chronic Renal Insufficiency Following Cardiac Transplantation
Kim Lachance, Michel White, Simon de Denus
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893788
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:576-587
890 86 3

15 Sep 2015 : Original article
Validation in a Single-Center Cohort of Existing Predictive Models for Delayed Graft Function After Kidney Transplantation
Alexander Decruyenaere, Philippe Decruyenaere, Patrick Peeters, Frank Vermassen
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894034
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:544-552
461 26 5

15 Sep 2015 : Original article
Validation in a Single-Center Cohort of Existing Predictive Models for Delayed Graft Function After Kidney Transplantation
Alexander Decruyenaere, Philippe Decruyenaere, Patrick Peeters, Frank Vermassen
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894034
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:544-552
461 26 5

10 Sep 2015 : Original article
Preoperative CT-Angiography Predicts Ex Vivo Vein Length for Right Kidneys After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Denise M.D. Özdemir-van Brunschot, Simone J. Rottier, Judith E. den Ouden, Michel F. van der Jagt, Frank C. d'Ancona, Heinrich Kloke, Daan J.A. van der Vliet, Leo J. Schultze Kool, Michiel C. Warlé
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894131
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:532-538
468 4 2

10 Sep 2015 : Original article
Preoperative CT-Angiography Predicts Ex Vivo Vein Length for Right Kidneys After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Denise M.D. Özdemir-van Brunschot, Simone J. Rottier, Judith E. den Ouden, Michel F. van der Jagt, Frank C. d'Ancona, Heinrich Kloke, Daan J.A. van der Vliet, Leo J. Schultze Kool, Michiel C. Warlé
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894131
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:532-538
468 4 2

01 Sep 2015 : Original article
Influence of AIF1 Gene Polymorphisms on Long-Term Kidney Allograft Function
Maciej Romanowski, Karolina Kłoda, Sławomir Milczarek, Andrzej Pawlik, Leszek Domański, Krzysztof Safranow, Kazimierz Ciechanowski
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893885
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:506-511
487 9 0

01 Sep 2015 : Original article
Influence of AIF1 Gene Polymorphisms on Long-Term Kidney Allograft Function
Maciej Romanowski, Karolina Kłoda, Sławomir Milczarek, Andrzej Pawlik, Leszek Domański, Krzysztof Safranow, Kazimierz Ciechanowski
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893885
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:506-511
487 9 0

27 Aug 2015 : Original article
Metabolic Syndrome in Thai Renal Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Study
Prajej Ruangkanchanasetr, Sakarn Bunnag, Attapong Vongwiwatana, Nalinee Premasathian, Yingyos Avihingsanon, Pongsathorn Gojaseni, Thanom Supaporn, Bancha Satirapoj
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893664
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:500-505
762 20 2

27 Aug 2015 : Original article
Metabolic Syndrome in Thai Renal Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Study
Prajej Ruangkanchanasetr, Sakarn Bunnag, Attapong Vongwiwatana, Nalinee Premasathian, Yingyos Avihingsanon, Pongsathorn Gojaseni, Thanom Supaporn, Bancha Satirapoj
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893664
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:500-505
762 20 2

25 Aug 2015 : Original article
Evaluation of Quality of Life Early and Late After Kidney Transplantation
Nurettin Ay, Melih Anıl, Vahhac Alp, Utkan Sevük, Bülent Dinç, Mustafa Çelik, Ramazan Danış
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895139
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:493-499
552 27 5

25 Aug 2015 : Original article
Evaluation of Quality of Life Early and Late After Kidney Transplantation
Nurettin Ay, Melih Anıl, Vahhac Alp, Utkan Sevük, Bülent Dinç, Mustafa Çelik, Ramazan Danış
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.895139
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:493-499
552 27 5

09 Jul 2015 : Original article
Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes in Hbs Ag-Negative Renal Transplant Recipients Transplanted from Hbs Ag-Positive Donors
Vural Taner Yilmaz, Burak Veli Ulger, İbrahim Aliosmanoglu, Halil Erbis, Yasar Tuna, Halide Akbas, Sebahat Ozdem, Ramazan Cetinkaya, Gultekin Suleymanlar, Huseyin Kocak
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894073
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:390-396
624 38 2

09 Jul 2015 : Original article
Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes in Hbs Ag-Negative Renal Transplant Recipients Transplanted from Hbs Ag-Positive Donors
Vural Taner Yilmaz, Burak Veli Ulger, İbrahim Aliosmanoglu, Halil Erbis, Yasar Tuna, Halide Akbas, Sebahat Ozdem, Ramazan Cetinkaya, Gultekin Suleymanlar, Huseyin Kocak
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894073
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:390-396
624 38 2

16 Jun 2015 : Case report
Successful Pregnancy Outcome after In Vitro Fertilization in a Kidney Graft Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review
Bronisława Pietrzak, Natalia Mazanowska, Bożena Kociszewska-Najman, Iwona Szymusik, Barbara Grzechocińska, Joanna Pazik, Zoulikha Jabiry-Zieniewicz, Anna Popow, Mirosław Wielgos
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893735
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:338-341
651 14 6

16 Jun 2015 : Case report
Successful Pregnancy Outcome after In Vitro Fertilization in a Kidney Graft Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review
Bronisława Pietrzak, Natalia Mazanowska, Bożena Kociszewska-Najman, Iwona Szymusik, Barbara Grzechocińska, Joanna Pazik, Zoulikha Jabiry-Zieniewicz, Anna Popow, Mirosław Wielgos
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893735
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:338-341
651 14 6

11 Jun 2015 : Original article
Dynamics and Diagnostic Relevance of Kynurenine Serum Level after Kidney Transplantation
Jürgen Kaden, Dietmar Abendroth, Andreas Völp, Michael Marzinzig
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893721
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:327-337
582 25 0

11 Jun 2015 : Original article
Dynamics and Diagnostic Relevance of Kynurenine Serum Level after Kidney Transplantation
Jürgen Kaden, Dietmar Abendroth, Andreas Völp, Michael Marzinzig
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.893721
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:327-337
582 25 0

02 Apr 2015 : Original article
The Assessment of Renalase: Searching for the Best Predictor of Early Renal Dysfunction by Multivariate Modeling in Stable Renal Transplant Recipients
Dijana Stojanovic, Tatjana Cvetkovic, Miodrag Stojanovic, Vladmila Bojanic, Nikola Stefanovic, Ivana Stojanovic
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892632
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:186-192
489 4 6

02 Apr 2015 : Original article
The Assessment of Renalase: Searching for the Best Predictor of Early Renal Dysfunction by Multivariate Modeling in Stable Renal Transplant Recipients
Dijana Stojanovic, Tatjana Cvetkovic, Miodrag Stojanovic, Vladmila Bojanic, Nikola Stefanovic, Ivana Stojanovic
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892632
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:186-192
489 4 6

27 Mar 2015 : Case report
Severe Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Second Kidney Transplant Recipient Treated with Ganciclovir, Leflunomide, and Immunoglobulins, with Complications including Seizures, Acute HCV Infection, Drug-Induced Pancytopenia, Diabetes, Cholangitis, and Multi-Organ Failure with Fatal Outcome: A Case Report
Dorota Miszewska-Szyszkowska, Natalia Mikołajczyk, Ewa Komuda-Leszek, Renata Wieczorek-Godlewska, Robert Świder, Dominika Dęborska-Materkowska, Jacek Szmidt, Magdalena Durlik
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892076
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:169-174
850 13 7

27 Mar 2015 : Case report
Severe Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Second Kidney Transplant Recipient Treated with Ganciclovir, Leflunomide, and Immunoglobulins, with Complications including Seizures, Acute HCV Infection, Drug-Induced Pancytopenia, Diabetes, Cholangitis, and Multi-Organ Failure with Fatal Outcome: A Case Report
Dorota Miszewska-Szyszkowska, Natalia Mikołajczyk, Ewa Komuda-Leszek, Renata Wieczorek-Godlewska, Robert Świder, Dominika Dęborska-Materkowska, Jacek Szmidt, Magdalena Durlik
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892076
Ann Transplant 2015; 20:169-174
850 13 7
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17 Mar 2023 : Original article
Converting from Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Tenofovir Alafenamide in Patients with Hepatitis B Followi...Ann Transplant In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AOT.938731
17 Mar 2023 : Original article
Levels of Procollagen Type I C-Terminal Pro-Peptide and Galectin-3, Arterial Stiffness Measured By Pulse Wa...Ann Transplant In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AOT.938137
08 Mar 2023 : Original article
Postoperative Outcomes in 415 Patients Following Liver Transplantation Using Extended Donor Criteria: A Stu...Ann Transplant In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AOT.939060
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