Successfully Treated Norovirus- and Sapovirus-Associated Diarrhea in Three Renal Transplant Patients by Noha Ghusson, Gustavo Vasquez

“…To examine the burden of norovirus- and sapovirus-related diarrhea in renal transplant patients and to propose the use of nitazoxanide as a therapeutic option for treatment. …”
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Prevalence of Hypercalcaemia in a Renal Transplant Population: A Single Centre Study by Tony Amin, P. Toby Coates, Jeffrey Barbara, Paul Hakendorf, Nazmul Karim

“…In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of hypercalcaemia and to evaluate the risk factors for postrenal transplant hypercalcaemia in long-term renal transplant patients at our centre. Methods. This is a biochemical audit in which we studied renal transplant recipients from the Central Northern Adelaide Renal Transplant Services, South Australia. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Sitagliptin for the Treatment of New-Onset Diabetes after Renal Transplantation by Brian P. Boerner, Clifford D. Miles, Vijay Shivaswamy

“…New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a common comorbidity after renal transplantation. Though metformin is the first-line agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, in renal transplant recipients, metformin is frequently avoided due to concerns about renal dysfunction and risk for lactic acidosis. …”
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Role of Anti-MICA Antibodies in Graft Survival of Renal Transplant Recipients of India by Mohit Chowdhry, R. N. Makroo, Mandhata Singh, Manoj Kumar, Yogita Thakur, Vandana Sharma

“…The aim of the present study was to find the prevalence of MHC class 1 chain-related (MICA) alloantibodies in patients undergoing live-related donor renal transplantation and its role in short-term graft survival. …”
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Renal Transplantation in Hepatitis C Positive Patients: A Single Centre Experience by P. R. Shah, A. V. Vanikar, M. R. Gumber, H. V. Patel, V. B. Kute, S. M. Godara, H. L. Trivedi

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an independent risk factor for renal transplantation (RTx). Immunosuppression minimization can render better quality of life to these patients. …”
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Successful Renal Transplantation after Presumed Cyanide Toxicity Treated with Hydroxocobalamin and Review of the Literature by Ryan J. Hendrix, Paulo N. Martins, Jeffrey S. Stoff, Aaron Ahearn, Adel Bozorgzadeh, Babak Movahedi

“…We report two cases of successful renal transplantation with allografts from donors who suffered anoxic brain injury as the primary cause of death from house fires. …”
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A Nationwide Assessment of the Burden of Urinary Tract Infection among Renal Transplant Recipients by Benjamin J. Becerra, Monideepa B. Becerra, Nasia Safdar

“…Evaluate the prevalence and outcomes of urinary tract infection (UTI) among renal transplant recipients. Methods. A secondary analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2009–2011 was conducted. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Osteoporosis Medication in Renal Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Amir Sheikholeslami, Amir Behnam Kharazmi, Tahereh Sabaghian, Mohammad Javad Nasiri

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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Renal Transplant Patient Following Seasonal Influenza Vaccination by Imran Gani, George Hinnant, Rajan Kapoor, Natasha Savage

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Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Renal Transplantation Patient: A Rare Combination of Disease and Treatment by Giovanni Malaty, Kerilyn Godbe, Mehdi Elmouchtari, Gurjot Malhi, Justin White, Azziza Bankole, Tracey Criss

“…Here, we explore the case of a patient with a recent renal transplant secondary to diabetes-related end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who underwent a successful course of ECT treatment. …”
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De Novo Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis (FGN) in a Renal Transplant with Chronic Hepatitis C by Edward J. Filippone, Christine Chmielewski, Rakesh Gulati, Eric Newman, John L. Farber

“…We describe the first case of de novo fibrillary GN in a renal transplant patient with HepC where the primary renal disease was biopsy proven type 1 MPGN. …”
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Laparoscopic Splenectomy to Salvage Renal Transplants from Severe Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection by Michael Latzko, Sakshi Jasra, Sana Akbar, Harry Sun, Sadanand Palekar

“…Acute antibody-mediated rejection, a complication of cross match positive and sensitized renal transplants, occurs despite the use of standard desensitization protocols. …”
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Surgical Site Infections Complicating the Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Renal Transplant Recipients by Susanna Lam, Ngee-Soon Lau, Jerome Martin Laurence, Deborah Jean Verran

“…Surgical site infections (SSI) of the abdominal wall in renal transplant recipients can on occasion require management with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). …”
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Invasive Bacillus cereus Infection in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Review by Susan John, John Neary, Christine H Lee

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The Evaluation of Serum KIM-1 in a Pediatric Cohort of Renal Transplantation—A Pilot Study by Paul Luchian Aldea, Roxana Andreea Turbuleasa-Jurje, Bogdan Bulata, Dan Delean, Florin Ioan Elec, Lorena Ciumarnean, Andreea Liana Bot (Rachisan)

“…Introduction: Renal transplantation ensures particular advantages for patients with end-stage kidney disease. …”
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BK Virus Load Associated with Serum Levels of sCD30 in Renal Transplant Recipients by Haidar A. Shamran, Salma N. Malik, Jinan M. Al-Saffer, Rana S. Jawad

“…Rejection is the main drawback facing the renal transplant operations. Complicated and overlapping factors, mainly related to the immune system, are responsible for this rejection. …”
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Systemic and Nonrenal Adverse Effects Occurring in Renal Transplant Patients Treated with mTOR Inhibitors by Gianluigi Zaza, Paola Tomei, Paolo Ria, Simona Granata, Luigino Boschiero, Antonio Lupo

“…The mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTOR-I), sirolimus and everolimus, are immunosuppressive drugs largely used in renal transplantation. The main mechanism of action of these drugs is the inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a regulatory protein kinase involved in lymphocyte proliferation. …”
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Renal Transplantation with Simultaneous Aortoiliac Reconstruction Using a Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft for Severe Atherosclerosis by Go Anan, Koji Nanmoku, Masaki Shimbo, Masahiko Nagahama, Takaaki Kimura, Yasunaru Sakuma, Fumiyasu Endo, Yasuhiro Komatsu, Kazunori Hattori, Takashi Yagisawa

“…Studies on aortoiliac reconstruction for severe atherosclerosis with renal transplantation are limited. Here, we report a rare experience of the simultaneous reconstruction of the external iliac artery caused by severe atherosclerosis with polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft and renal transplantation in a 55-year-old female; she was unable to undergo standard renal artery anastomosis to the right external iliac artery because of severe atherosclerosis, which would result in complete occlusion. …”
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Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney Graft: An Extremely Uncommon Presentation of Tumor in Renal Transplant Recipients by Vital Hevia, Victoria Gómez, Sara Álvarez, Víctor Díez Nicolás, Carmen Gómez del Cañizo, Andrea Orosa, Cristina Galeano Álvarez, F. J. Burgos Revilla

“…Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) affecting the graft after renal transplantation is a very infrequent way of presentation of this tumor. …”
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Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma in the Native Ureter of a Renal Transplant Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kelly A. Healy, Kenneth J. Carney, Adeboye O. Osunkoya

“…A case of endometrioid adenocarcinoma in the native ureter of a postmenopausal renal transplant patient presented with painless gross hematuria and hydroureteronephrosis. …”
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