Introduction: Pancreas transplantation is currently the only treatment that can re-establish normal endocrine pancreatic function. Despite all efforts, pancreas allograft survival and rejection remain major clinical problems. The purpose of this study was to identify features that could signal patients at risk of pancreas allograft rejection. Methods: We collected 74 features from 79 patients who underwent simu...
Background and Aims: The donor risk index (DRI) quantifies donor-related characteristics potentially associated with increased risk of early graft failure. We aimed to assess the impact of the DRI, recipient and perioperative factors on post liver transplant (LT) outcomes. Methods: This was a singlecenter retrospective cohort study including all adult (≥18 years) patients who underwent LT from 01/2019 to 12/201...
Objectivos: Os autores apresentam a sua casuística com os primeiros 21 casos submetidos a nefrectomia radical e nefroureterectomia laparoscópica "hand- assisted" e laparoscópica pura. Material e Métodos: Entre o período de Janeiro 2003 a Junho de 2004 procedeu-se à realização de nefrectomia radical e nefroureterectomia laparoscópica em 21 doentes com o diagnóstico clínico de carcinoma de células renais e de car...