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Although gallbladder (GB) perforation due to acalculous cholecystitis after kidney transplantation is rarely observed, it can be life threatening and result in cholecystectomy. Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is also rare...
Progress in the field of antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) in kidney transplantation has shown a rapid increase during the past two decades. New pathologic entities have emerged and replace old...
Liver transplantation (LT) for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver diseases has been increasing in Korea. HCV recurrence, a serious complication after LT, can accelerate liver cirrhosis and fatal graft loss....
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing quality of life (QOL) in liver transplant recipients.
METHODS: The subjects of this study were 103 liver recipients who...
Paek JH, Kim YR, Jang MH, Hwang EA, Han SY, Park SB
KMID: 2324080
J Korean Soc Transplant.
2013 Jun;27(2):67-71.
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a life-threatening complication from organ transplantation. PTLD usually manifests as a mass in the lymph node or an extranodal mass in solid organs, such as...
The limited donor organ supply is a main problem for transplant surgeons in Korea, and forces them to use organs from extended sources. In one such case, we reused a...