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Kuczborska K, Gozdowska J, Lewandowska D, Grenda R, Gałązka Z, Nazarewski S, Durlik M. Therapeutic Problems and Pregnancy in a Patient With Infantile Nephropathic Cystinosis: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2019; 51:545-547. [PMID: 30879586 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cystinosis is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of cystine in the lysosomes of various tissues and organs leading to their dysfunction. The most common type is the infantile nephropathic cystinosis which without treatment leads to renal failure and before the introduction of cysteamine was the cause of death before puberty. CASE PRESENTATION A 27-year-old female patient with infantile cystinosis developed end-stage renal disease at the age of 10. The first kidney transplantation from patient's father was carried out at the age of 12. The recurrent urinary tract infections led to the graft failure after 6 years. Following the removal of right appendages due to the ovarian tumor, the patient underwent the second kidney transplantation from her mother at the age of 19. After the transplantation, the cysteamine treatment was irregular due to limited availability of the medicine. When it became regular in 2017 the patient did not tolerate full doses. Despite elevated blood levels of cystine and the removal of right appendages, the patient naturally became pregnant in August 2017. Except for recurrent urinary tract infections, the renal parameters remained normal throughout the entire pregnancy. However, in the 32nd week of gestation, due to preeclampsia a caesarean section was performed. A healthy daughter was born, 1400/41 and with a 9 point Apgar score. CONCLUSIONS Due to the possibility of treatment with cysteamine and kidney transplantations, patients with cystinosis live longer and their quality of life improves. These female patients can even naturally become pregnant and give birth to healthy children.
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- K Kuczborska
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation, and Arterial Hypertension, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Endocrinological Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Gniewkiewicz MS, Czerwińska M, Gozdowska J, Wyzgał J, Grochowiecki T, Nazarewski S, Kosieradzki M, Durlik M. Long-term Outcomes in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients: Single-center Experience From Poland. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2128-2131. [PMID: 30177123 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). Since the 1980s, pancreas transplantation has become the most effective strategy to restore normoglycemia in patients with DM1. The aim of this study was to present long-term outcomes data for SPKT. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 73 SPKT recipients followed in our outpatient center who underwent transplantation between 1988 and 2015. RESULTS A total of 50.7% of the patients were male. At the time of surgery, patients' mean age was 37.38 ± 7.44 years. Patients were diagnosed with DM1 at an average of 25 ± 6.08 years before SPKT. For 21.9% of patients, the transplant was done preemptively. Most (91.8%) had enteric drainage. All patients received induction of immunosuppression (either polyclonal immunoglobulins anti-thymocyte globulin or thymoglobulin [64.4%] or monoclonal globulins daclizumab or basiliximab [35.6%]). Patient survival at 1, 5, 10, 15 years was 99%, 97%, 89%, and 75%; kidney survival was 99%, 96%, 84%, and 67%; and pancreas survival was 95%, 92%, 84%, and 64%, respectively. There was a notable tendency toward increased creatinine level (from 1.18 at 1 year to 1.78 at 15 years) and decreased hemoglobin level (from 13.84 at 1 year to 12.65 at 15 years). CONCLUSION Diabetic patients with ESRD have a poor prognosis without transplantation. SPKT provides marked prolongation of the patient's life and freedom from insulin injections. Enteric drainage is currently the surgical technique of choice. SPKT should remain as the treatment of choice in this patient population.
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- M S Gniewkiewicz
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Nephrology Nursing, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Czerwińska M, Gniewkiewicz MS, Gozdowska J, Wyzgał J, Grochowiecki T, Nazarewski S, Kosieradzki M, Durlik M. Analysis of Hospitalizations in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-center Experience in Poland. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2132-2135. [PMID: 30177124 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND End-stage renal disease due to type 1 diabetes mellitus appears to be a regular indication for simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKT). Although transplantation improves a patient's health condition, it does not mean that all complications will be eliminated. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 73 patients who underwent SPKT and follow-up between 1988 and 2015 at our institute. The number, duration, and reasons for hospitalization at 1, 5, 10, and 15 years after SPKT were analyzed. RESULTS The average number of hospitalizations at 1, 5, 10, 15 years after SPKT were 1.66, 0.39, 0.36, and 0.33, respectively. The main reason for hospitalization over the 15-year period was infections, at 32.4% (SD, 6.8%). Within the first year after SPKT, 6.8% of hospital admissions were caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Over time, the percentage of hospitalizations for cardiovascular complications increased from 0.6% at 1 year to 29% at 12-15 years. Incidence of hospitalization due to cardiovascular complications correlated with a longer period of dialysis and a diagnosis of ischemic heart disease before transplant (r = 0.56, P = .004; r = 0.54, P < .0001, respectively). At 12-15 years after transplantation, 18.2% of hospitalizations were caused by secondary complications of diabetes. CONCLUSION The most common reason for hospitalization after SPKT is infectious complications. In the first year posttransplant, there is a high percentage of CMV infections. Hospitalization associated with cardiovascular complications was found to be most common in the latter follow-up period and showed a correlation with longer dialysis period.
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- M Czerwińska
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Nephrology Nursing, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Wójciak M, Gozdowska J, Dęborska-Materkowska D, Perkowska-Ptasińska A, Kosieradzki M, Nazarewski S, Durlik M. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2154-2158. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Furmańczyk-Zawiska A, Bączkowska T, Dęborska-Materkowska D, Nazarewski S, Kosieradzki M, Durlik M. Effect of Thrombophilic Factors on Renal Graft Function: A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:1715-1719. [PMID: 30056888 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Optimization of immunosuppressive therapy reduced the incidence of acute rejection, and therefore vascular complications, including graft thrombosis, which have emerged as the main cause of graft loss in the early post-transplant period. A thrombophilic condition may lead to renal graft loss. The aim of the study was to assess renal graft function in thrombophilic renal recipients receiving anticoagulation treatment. METHODS This is a retrospective study including 29 renal recipients (ktx group) with a history of thrombosis and confirmed thrombophilic factor. Graft function was evaluated by median serum creatinine concentration at the third month after ktx (SCr1) and at the end of the observation (SCr2) with respect to hypercoagulability (factor V Leiden [FVL], mutation G20210A, antiphospholipid antibodies, deficiency of protein S [PS] or C [PC], factor VIII >200%). RESULTS Recipients underwent retransplantation because of graft thrombosis (P < .001). They more often underwent urgent transplantation (P = .008), received induction therapy (P = .021), underwent an indication other than protocol biopsy (P = .001), or experienced acute rejection (P = .042). Differences in graft function (SCr2) were found at the end of observation (ktx group vs controls 1.9 mg/dL vs 1.3 mg/dL, respectively, P = .014). Multivariate analysis revealed inferior thrombophilic graft function in the model with SCr1 <2 mg/dL (odds ratio 0.07, 95% confidence interval 0.01-0.57, P = .014) and in the model with SCr2 <2 mg/dL (odds ratio 0.15; 95% confidence interval 0.04-0.54, P = .004). The incidence of antiphospholipid syndrome was 31%; FVIII, 31%; FVL, 24.1%; and PC/PS, 13.8%. After anticoagulation was introduced no thromboembolic events or bleeding complications occurred. CONCLUSION Hypercoagulability is not a contraindication to ktx but may worsen graft function. Post-transplant care in thrombophilic recipients is demanding (retransplantation, immunization, protocol biopsy, anticoagulation), but is the only means by which to maintain a graft.
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- A Furmańczyk-Zawiska
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Hryniewiecka E, Zegarska J, Zochowska D, Samborowska E, Jazwiec R, Kosieradzki M, Nazarewski S, Dadlez M, Paczek L. Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Transplantation and Its Association With Blood Concentrations of Cyclosporine and Cyclosporine Metabolites. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:1850-1854. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chudzinski W, Wyrzykowska M, Nazarewski S, Durlik M, Galazka Z. Does the Parathyroidectomy Endanger the Transplanted Kidney? Transplant Proc 2017; 48:1633-6. [PMID: 27496461 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some investigators maintain that a parathyroidectomy (PTX) performed for tertiary hyperparathyroidism may potentially cause graft malfunction or even loss of the transplanted kidney after the operation. The goal of this study was to determine if parathyroidectomy affects transplanted kidney function. METHODS The study group consisted of 48 renal graft recipients who underwent operation due to tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Thirty-nine subtotal parathyroidectomies and 9 more selective, less than subtotal parathyroidectomies were performed. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated retrospectively on days 2 to 3 and 4 to 5 and at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after PTX; these findings were compared with preoperative values. The cumulative graft survival rate in the postoperative period was assessed. RESULTS In the follow-up period, 4 of 48 patients returned to hemodialysis (after 1, 7, 22, and 57 months after PTX). In the first case, the patient had stopped taking the immunosuppressive drugs 1 month after PTX. Cumulative graft survival rate after PTX was 98.0% after 6 months, 96% after 12 months, and 93% after 2 and 3 years. The mean preoperative eGFR was 52 ± 17.15 mL/min/1.73 m(2), and the median was 48.28 mL/min/1.73 m(2). Overall and in the subtotal parathyroidectomy group, eGFR was significantly lower (P < .001) only on days 2 to 3. There were no differences between preoperative and postoperative eGFR values in the other follow-up periods. In the more selective, less than subtotal parathyroidectomy group, the decrease in eGFR values was nonsignificant compared with preoperative findings in the early postoperative period as well as in all follow-up periods. CONCLUSIONS In this study, PTX did not significantly impair transplanted kidney function, but in the early postoperative period, transient reductions in graft function did occur.
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- W Chudzinski
- Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Jakimowicz T, Szmidt J, Hammer P, Witek G, Nazarewski S. T-Branch in Thoraco-abdominal Aneurysm Treatment. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Grochowiecki T, Madej K, Gałązka Z, Jakimowicz T, Jędrasik M, Grygiel K, Pączek L, Durlik M, Nazarewski S, Szmidt J. Surgical Complications Not Related to the Renal and Pancreatic Grafts After Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:1673-6. [PMID: 27496469 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.12.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKTx) is the most commonly performed multiorgan transplantation procedure worldwide. Transplanted organs are the main source of complication; however, some postoperative complications are not directly related to the pancreatic or renal grafts. The goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, type, and severity of postoperative complications not related to transplanted kidney or pancreas among SPKTx recipients. METHODS Complications unrelated to transplanted pancreas and kidneys among 112 SPKTx recipients were analyzed. The cumulative freedom from general surgical complications was assessed, and it was compared with cumulative freedom from complications related to kidney and pancreatic grafts. Severity of complications was classified according to a modified Clavien-Dindo scale. RESULTS The general surgery complication rate was 22.2%. Cumulative freedom from general surgical complications at days 60 and 90 after transplantation was 0.89 and 0.87, respectively. Cumulative freedom from general surgical complications was comparable with cumulative freedom from complications related to kidney grafts but significantly higher than cumulative freedom from complications related to pancreatic grafts (log-rank test, P < .001). The rates for grades of severity II, IIIa, IIIb, and IVb were 19.4%, 9.7%, 64.5%, and 6.4%, respectively. The most frequent cause of complications was intra-abdominal hematoma or abscess (25.8%). CONCLUSIONS The general surgical complication rate was comparable to the rate of complications originating from the renal grafts but significantly lower than the complication rate related to the transplanted pancreas. The incidence of general surgical complications could be defined as moderate, and the severity of this type of complication was low.
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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Grochowiecki T, Madej K, Gałązka Z, Jakimowicz T, Jędrasik M, Świercz P, Łukawski K, Pączek L, Durlik M, Nazarewski S, Szmidt J. Usefulness of Modified Dindo-Clavien Scale to Evaluate the Correlation Between the Severity of Surgical Complications and Complications Related to the Renal and Pancreatic Grafts After Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:1677-80. [PMID: 27496470 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.01.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (spktx) is the multiorgan transplantation. Thus various complications originated from transplanted organs and the complications that are not directly related to pancreatic or renal grafts could be developed at the same recipient. AIM The aim of this study is to explore whether there is a correlation between the severity of complications originated from transplanted pancreas, transplanted kidney and general surgical complication developed at the same spktx recipient. METHODS Complications which developed among 112 spktx recipients were divided into three groups: related to the pancreatic graft (PTXc), to the renal graft (KTXc) and the general surgical complication (GNc). Severity of postoperative complications using modified Dindo-Clavien scale recipients was evaluated for each group. The correlation of severity of coexisting complications from different complication groups was analyzed. RESULTS There were 22 recipients who developed the coexistence of complication between different complication groups. Complication originated from two and three complication groups developed 15 (68.2%) and 7 (31.8%) patients, respectively. There was not found correlation of the complication severity between: KTXc and GNc group, GNc and PTXc group, KTXc and PTXc group. The correlation (r = 0.84) of complication severity in recipients who developed concurrently complication from transplanted kidney, transplanted pancreas and general surgery complication was found. CONCLUSION The modified Dindo-Clavien scale is an useful methodology for the correlation description of complication severity in complex multiorgan transplantation such is spktx, especially when the complications originated from different, potentially independent from the pathophysiological point of view, sources.
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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Grochowiecki T, Gałązka Z, Madej K, Frunze S, Nazarewski S, Jakimowicz T, Paczek L, Durlik M, Szmidt J. Multivariate analysis of complications after simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc 2015; 46:2806-9. [PMID: 25380923 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Identification of factors that have an impact on postoperative complications after simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKTx) could help overcome limitations of this kind of treatment. METHODS Postoperative complications among 112 SPKTx recipients were divided into 3 groups: related to transplanted pancreas (n = 66), related to transplanted kidney (n = 23) and general surgical complications (n = 31) 120 refers to complications among 112 recipients. According to the modified Clavien-Dindo scale, complications were classified according to their severity for each group. Risk factors for complication development related to donor, recipient, surgical technique, and immunosuppression were included to establish the multivariable model using logistic regression. RESULTS Multiple regression analysis showed the following independent factors influenced mortal complications due to transplanted pancreas: age of donor (OR, 1.07; P < .04), duration of vascular pancreas anastomosis above 35 minutes (OR, 3.94; P < .04) and duration of recipient dialysis above 24 months before transplantation (OR, 0.14; P < .01). Area under receiver operating characteristic curve for this model was 0.8. CONCLUSION To improve results, the following modification of identified risk factors should be assumed: selection of donor in term of age, shortening of the second warm ischemia time, and adjustment of the waiting list to avoid prolongation of recipient dialysis before SPKTx.
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Grochowiecki T, Gała̢zka Z, Frunze S, Nazarewski S, Jakimowicz T, Pa̢czek L, Durlik M, Lao M, Szmidt J. Influence of Simultaneous Pancreas and Preemptive Kidney Transplantation on Severity of Postoperative Complications. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:3102-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Pazik J, Wazna E, Lewandowski Z, Chmura A, Nazarewski S, Slubowska K, Kozińska Przybył O, Lewandowska D, Durlik M. Factors predisposing to urinary tract infections in adult kidney allograft recipients with lower urinary tract reconstruction. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:3039-42. [PMID: 19857671 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Urinary bladder augmentation or urinary diversion may be necessary for successful kidney transplantation in cases of serious urinary tract dysfunction. Patients with reconstructions of the urinary collecting system show noninferior graft survival, although urinary tract infections (UTI) may threaten kidney and recipient survivals. Herein we sought to identify risk factors for serious UTIs in cases of urinary collecting system reconstructions and to evaluate kidney survival and function. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective, case-controlled study included 24 kidney allograft recipients with urinary tract reconstructions who were engrafted from 1999 to 2008. As controls we selected recipients of standard kidney transplants who were matched (1:3) for sex, age, donor type, procedure date, and immunosuppressive regimen. RESULTS At posttransplantation 33.6 +/- 28 months follow-up, kidney allograft survival was 83% among the reconstructed and 97% among the control groups (P = NS). Kidney allograft function at 3 months in the reconstruction group showed estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) equation of 70.4 +/- 20.8 vs 78.8 +/- 19.2 mL/1.73 m(2) in controls (P = .39), and at the end of follow-up, 66.3 +/- 18.1 vs 77.1 +/- 18.9 mL/1.73 m(2), respectively (P = .26). Urinary tract reconstruction patients experienced UTI in 91.7% of cases (n = 22) vs 45.6% in controls (n = 31; P < .0001). A necessity for in-hospital treatment was observed in 67% vs 28% of cases (P < .001). Urosepsis occurred in 4 study patients and 4 controls (P = NS). We observed an increased risk for serious UTI and a trend to diminished graft function (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6 per 10 ml/min of eGFr C-G; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.97-2.77; P = .055; and OR = 14.7 per 1 mg/dL of serum creatinine; 95% CI 0.61-352.3; P = .097). Another predictor for UTI was cytomegalovirus disease (CMV). CONCLUSION Kidney recipients requiring urinary tract reconstructions additionally benefit from obtaining the best quality allografts and CMV prophylaxis.
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- J Pazik
- Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, 59 Nowogrodzka St, 02-006 Warsaw, Poland.
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Ważna E, Pazik J, Perkowska-Ptasińska A, Lewandowski Z, Nazarewski S, Chmura A, Durlik M. Arteriolar Hyalinization in Implantation Kidney Biopsies as a Predictor of Graft Function. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:2975-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Szmidt J, Grochowiecki T, Gałazka Z, Nazarewski S, Madej K, Frunze S, Chudziński W, Durlik M, Paczek L, Jakimowicz T, Rongies W, Kański A. Influence of pancreas and kidney transplant function on recipient survival. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:263-5. [PMID: 16504720 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term survival after simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation in relation to function of both grafts. Among 67 recipients who received SPK transplants between 1988 and 2004, 35 had follow-up longer than 18 months, and were divided into: group I (n = 20), recipients with good function of both grafts; group II (n = 7), patients who had lost transplanted pancreas but had still good kidney graft function; group III (n = 8), patients who had lost both grafts. Comparison of survival rates and analysis of the reason of mortality among groups was performed. The cumulative survival rate was significantly higher in group I than in group III (after 3, 5, 10 years: 100%, 100%, 80% vs 75%, 50%, 37%, respectively). Cumulative survival rate for group II after 3, 5, 10 years was 100%, 100%, 33%, respectively. There were no significant differences in survival rates between groups I and II and between groups II and III. In group I deaths for cardiovascular event and for leukemia were noted. In group II deaths due to cardiovascular event and sepsis were observed. In group III all patients died due to cardiovascular events and the mean time from loss of pancreas and kidney graft function to death was: 75 +/- 51 months (range from 19 to 142), and 49 +/- 26 months (range 19 to 99), respectively. Good pancreas and kidney graft functions prevent death due to cardiovascular event.
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- J Szmidt
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, ulk. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Grochowiecki T, Szmidt J, Gałazka Z, Nazarewski S, Madej K, Meszaros J, Paczek L, Durlik M, Wyzgał J, Grygiel K, Wojtaszek M, Piwowarska J, Kański A. Comparison of 1-year patient and graft survival rates between preemptive and dialysed simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:261-2. [PMID: 16504719 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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It is well known that the main decrease in graft and recipient survival rates is observed during the first 12 months after transplantation. Improving results during this period seems to be crucial for the late outcome. The aim of this study was to compare 1-year survival rates of dialyzed and preemptive pancreas and renal graft recipients and their graft function. From November 1999 to January 2005, 42 whole simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantations (spktx) were stratified into group I (n = 13): recipients who received a preemptive pancreas and kidney transplant versus group II (n = 29): previously dialyzed spktx recipients. The mean time of dialysis for group II was 39 +/- 16.5 months. We assessed 1-year cumulative survival rates for recipients and grafts for each group. The 1-year cumulative survival rate for preemptive graft recipients was significantly higher than that for dialyzed patients before spktx (100% vs 69%; P = .05). For groups I and II 1-year cumulative graft survival rates for kidney grafts were 100% and 89%, respectively, and for pancreatic grafts 84% and 65.5%, respectively. There was a significant improvement in the 1-year survival rate of preemptive spktx recipients compared with patients dialyzed before spktx. However, 1-year pancreas and kidney graft function did not differ significantly between the groups.
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Nowis D, Legat M, Grzela T, Niderla J, Wilczek E, Wilczyñski GM, Głodkowska E, Mrówka P, Issat T, Dulak J, Józkowicz A, Waś H, Adamek M, Wrzosek A, Nazarewski S, Makowski M, Stokłosa T, Jakóbisiak M, Gołąb J. Heme oxygenase-1 protects tumor cells against photodynamic therapy-mediated cytotoxicity. Oncogene 2006; 25:3365-74. [PMID: 16462769 PMCID: PMC1538962 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy is a promising antitumor treatment modality approved for the management of both early and advanced tumors. The mechanisms of its antitumor action include generation of singlet oxygen and reactive oxygen species that directly damage tumor cells and tumor vasculature. A number of mechanisms seem to be involved in the protective responses to PDT that include activation of transcription factors, heat shock proteins, antioxidant enzymes and antiapoptotic pathways. Elucidation of these mechanisms might result in the design of more effective combination strategies to improve the antitumor efficacy of PDT. Using DNA microarray analysis to identify stress-related genes induced by Photofrin-mediated PDT in colon adenocarcinoma C-26 cells, we observed a marked induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Induction of HO-1 with hemin or stable transfection of C-26 with a plasmid vector encoding HO-1 increased resistance of tumor cells to PDT-mediated cytotoxicity. On the other hand, zinc (II) protoporphyrin IX, an HO-1 inhibitor, markedly augmented PDT-mediated cytotoxicity towards C-26 and human ovarian carcinoma MDAH2774 cells. Neither bilirubin, biliverdin nor carbon monoxide, direct products of HO-1 catalysed heme degradation, was responsible for cytoprotection. Importantly, desferrioxamine, a potent iron chelator significantly potentiated cytotoxic effects of PDT. Altogether our results indicate that HO-1 is involved in an important protective mechanism against PDT-mediated phototoxicity and administration of HO-1 inhibitors might be an effective way to potentiate antitumor effectiveness of PDT.
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- D Nowis
- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Center of Biostructure Research; The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Center of Biostructure Research; The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Center for Laser Diagnostics and Therapy, Chair and Clinic of Internal Diseases and Physical Medicine, Silesian Medical University, Bytom, Poland
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- Department of Muscle Biochemistry, M Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General and Vascular Surgery and Transplantation, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Grochowiecki T, Szmidt J, Galazka Z, Nazarewski S, Madej K, Frunze S, Jakimowicz T, Wojtaszek M, Pietrasik K, Swiech-Zarzycka A. Duodenal Patch and Sphincterotomy: Modification of an Old Technique to Prevent Graft Pancreatitis. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:269-72. [PMID: 16504722 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.11.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to preliminarily evaluate the duodenal patch technique combined with open sphincterotomy in terms of prevention of graft pancreatitis. From April 2003 to March 2005, 17 simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantations were performed using this technique. All recipients are alive with good renal transplant function. Directly after sphincterotomy in 16 pancreatic grafts a good outflow of clear pancreatic juice and a lessening of graft tenseness were observed during surgery. In two transplants an additional sphincterotomy of the Santorini duct sphincter was necessary. In one recipient no pancreatic juice secretion was observed and insulin independence was not obtained. This graft was explanted shortly afterward. In 13 recipients no graft pancreatic or peripancreatic fluid collection requiring intervention was observed. Of the three recipients who developed graft pancreatitis, two required graft pancreatectomy. In conclusion, Sphincterotomy facilitates pancreatic juice outflow by reducing intraoperative graft edema, which could lead to subsequent inflammation. Further studies on the factors inducing graft pancreatitis are necessary to eliminate this severe complication.
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Grochowiecki T, Nazarewski S, Meszaros J, Kanski A, Wojtaszek M, Kosinski C, Wyzgal J, Szmidt J. Use of Drotrecogin Alpha (Recombinant Human Activated Protein C, rhAPC) in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis Induced by Graft Pancreatitis After Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:276-9. [PMID: 16504724 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.11.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We present our experience with recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) to treat a 40-year-old preemptive simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (spktx) recipient who developed septic shock due to graft pancreatitis. We diagnosed intra-abdominal septic complications with septicemia induced by multiple pathogens and cardiopulmonary insufficiency. Until the 59th posttransplant day, 21 peritoneal lavages were performed to treat peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses. On the 53rd day when septic shock was diagnosed, rhAPC was administered, after which the patient improved, vasoconstrictive agents were reduced, and respiratory insufficiency resolved. The Physiologic and Operative Severity Score for enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) scale showed a decrease in predicted mortality from 93% to 17% on day 7 after rhAPC initiation. The patient was discharged at 128 days after spktx with good function of both grafts. Administration of rhAPC limited systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and may be considered when faced with the dilemma of stopping immunosuppression to save a recipient's life but at the cost of rejection of a functioning graft.
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Bak MI, Grochowiecki T, Gałazka Z, Nazarewski S, Jakimowicz T, Pietrasik K, Wojtaszek M, Durlik M, Karnafel W, Szmidt J. Proinsulinemia in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:280-1. [PMID: 16504725 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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It has been shown that lipid profiles do not differ between pancreas recipients with systemic and portal venous anastomosis. However, it is unclear whether venous drainage from the transplanted pancreas has an impact on recipient atherogenesis and if other factors should be considered. Increased concentration of proinsulin correlates with tachycardia and other risk factors for ischemic heart disease. The aim of this study was to compare proinsulin levels in different types of pancreatic graft venous drainage. Twenty-four simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) recipients with systemic venous drainage (group S, n = 12) and portal venous drainage (group P, n = 12) under identical immunosuppressive treatment were prospectively observed during 24 months. Following transplantation, only recipients with normoglycemia, normal HbA1c, and normal serum creatine were evaluated. Proinsulin was assessed in fasting state; after glucagon stimulation (Delta-proinsulin), and during oral 75-g glucose tolerance test twice: between 3 and 6 months and 12 to 24 months posttransplantation. All SPK patients had higher proinsulin concentration in fasting state compared with age-matched healthy controls. After stimulation, proinsulin level did not significantly differ between groups; the type of the pancreas venous anastomosis did not change the release of proinsulin and should not have impact on cardiovascular risk factors.
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- M I Bak
- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Gałazka Z, Grochowiecki T, Nazarewski S, Rowiński O, Chudziński W, Pietrasik K, Jakimowicz T, Solonynko B, Nawrot I, Kański A, Szmidt J. A Solution to Organ Shortage: Vascular Reconstructions for Pancreas Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:273-5. [PMID: 16504723 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Multiorgan harvesting (MOH) accounts for approximately 40% of all organ procurements in Poland. Simultaneous procurement of the pancreas and liver necessitates division of the vessels supplying both organs. Therefore, reconstruction of the pancreas vasculature is mandatory for proper function of the transplanted organ. The aim of this study was to present various methods of vascular reconstruction to prepare the pancreas for transplantation. Between January 1999 and April 2005, among 42 whole pancreas transplantations, 35 came from MOH necessitating arterial reconstruction. In 32 cases, the splenic artery (SA) and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) were sewn into a single trunk using the common iliac arterial bifurcation. Occasionally, the iliac Y-graft was unsuitable for vascular reconstruction due to atherosclerosis or iatrogenic injury. Therefore, the SA was anastomosed to the side of the SMA in two cases. In one case we utilized the brachiocephalic trunk bifurcation. Portal vein elongation employed an external iliac vein procured from the donor in all 35 cases. Good perfusion was achieved in all transplanted pancreata. During the early follow-up period, two venous and one arterial thromboses were noted. No negative effects of pancreatic vessel reconstruction were observed in postoperative graft function. Reconstruction of the pancreas vasculature did not affect the long-term function of the allograft while significantly increasing the available donor organ pool.
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- Z Gałazka
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, ul. Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Baczkowska T, Perkowska-Ptasińska A, Sadowska A, Lewandowski Z, Nowacka-Cieciura E, Cieciura T, Pazik J, Lewandowska D, Mroz A, Urbanowicz A, Nazarewski S, Danielewicz R. Serum TGF-beta1 correlates with chronic histopathological lesions in protocol biopsies of kidney allograft recipients. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:773-5. [PMID: 15848527 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a well-known profibrotic factor playing a role in chronic kidney allograft nephropathy. Cyclosporine (CsA)-sparing immunosuppressive regimens may improve long-term graft function. Our aim was to study the influence of immunosuppressive treatment with versus without calcineurin inhibitors on serum TGF-beta levels and histological changes in protocol biopsies of kidney allograft recipients. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this prospective, randomized study of 42 low-rejection risk patients we randomized two groups: group A: mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), prednisone, daclizumab, and reduced CsA dose for 7 months (5 mg per kg per day) followed by complete withdrawal (n = 21); and group B: normal CsA dose (10 mg per kg per day adjusted according to C2 levels), MMF, prednisone, and no daclizumab (n = 21). METHODS In both groups we performed histological assessments (Banff 97) and measured serum TFG-beta levels before as well as, at 3 and 12 months after transplantation. RESULTS We found a relationship between immunosuppressive regimen and the TGF-beta concentration over 1 year of observation. Before transplant the TGF-beta1 levels did not differ between the groups (P = .29); at 3 months they were 33 +/- 9 vs 49 +/- 15 pg per mL, respectively, in groups A and B (P = .08), and at 12 months they were 39.5 +/- 4 versus 55.5 +/- 11 pg per mL, respectively, in groups A and B (P = .03). Protocol biopsies at 12 months in group B showed chronic tubular lesions more pronounced than in group A. TGF-beta1 concentrations were significantly higher among group B than A. We conclude that TGF-beta1 concentration may predict the development of kidney graft fibrosis; early CsA withdrawal may achieve a reduction in chronic tubular and interstitial injury of cadaveric kidney allografts.
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Cieciura T, Urbanowicz A, Perkowska-Ptasinska A, Nowacka-Cieciura E, Tronina O, Majchrzak J, Baczkowska T, Matlosz B, Danielewicz R, Nazarewski S, Durlik M. Tubular and Glomerular Proteinuria in Diagnosing Chronic Allograft Nephropathy With Relevance to the Degree of Urinary Albumin Excretion. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:987-90. [PMID: 15848599 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The diagnosis of chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is based on pathological examination according to Banff 97 schema. The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of tubular and glomerular proteinuria for noninvasive recognition of CAN. One hundred and thirty renal allograft recipients (at least 90 days after transplantation) who had undergone diagnostic allograft biopsy were included in the study. Beta2-microglobulin, alpha1-microglobulin, albumin, immunoglobulin G, total protein, and creatinine concentrations were obtained from the second morning urine specimen. Raw data and values calculated per 1 g of creatinine excreted in urine along with time after transplantation, serum creatinine, and its change over a period of 2 months prior to biopsy were taken for analysis. Urine proteins were measured using a nephelometric method. Statistical calculations were performed using MANOVA and stepwise discriminant analysis (SDA). Statistical diagnosis and staging of CAN matched the pathological method in 68% of a preliminary SDA. Therefore patients were divided into normoalbuminuric, microalbuminuric, and macroalbuminuric groups. There was no significant differences between protein excretion, except alpha1-microglobulinuria (CAN 0 vs 2, P = .018; CAN 1 vs 2, P = .041), beta2-microglobulinuria (CAN 0 vs 2, P = .026; CAN 1 vs 2, P = .0033), and total proteinuria (CAN 0 vs 2, P = .042) in the normoalbuminuric group. Nevertheless, diagnoses obtained using SDA were 89%, 91%, and 92% identical to the results of pathological examinations, for normoalbuminuric, microalbuminuric, and macroalbuminuric groups, respectively. In conclusion, tubular and glomerular proteinuria measurements may be useful for a noninvasive CAN diagnosis and staging only with regard to degree of urinary albumin excretion.
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- T Cieciura
- Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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Szmidt J, Rowiński O, Gałazka Z, Jakimowicz T, Nazarewski S, Grochowiecki T, Pacho R. Simultaneous Endovascular Exclusion of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm with Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004; 28:442-8. [PMID: 15350571 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The treatment of aneurysms at multiple sites within the aorta is problematic. METHODS Between March 2002 and June 2003 in the Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw six patients with coexisting abdominal and descending thoracic aortic aneurysms underwent simultaneous open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair and endoluminal thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) repair. The indication for a combined procedure was a diagnosed descending TAA and AAA with no significant risk factors for open aortic surgery or technical contraindications for endovascular treatment of TAA. RESULTS One patient died in the peri-operative period while the other five patients all recovered well after surgery and were discharged with both aneurysms excluded. CONCLUSION Endovascular treatment of TAA combined with a simultaneous open AAA repair is an efficient and relatively safe treatment modality in patients with TAA and AAA disqualified from endovascular repair. The fact that thoracotomy is not a necessity significantly lowers the complication rate in these patients.
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- J Szmidt
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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Klosowska D, Korczak-Kowalska G, Wierzbicki P, Gerwatowska D, Wyzgał J, Durlik M, Bocian K, Kwiatkowski A, Orlowska A, Paczek L, Nowaczyk M, Nazarewski S, Gorski A. ACTIVATION AND APOPTOSIS OF T AND B CELLS AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation 2004. [DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200407271-02012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mróz A, Durlik M, Cieciura T, Pazik J, Baczkowska T, Chmura A, Nazarewski S, Lao M. C4d complement split product expression in chronic rejection of renal allograft. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:2190-2. [PMID: 14529884 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00799-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chronic allograft rejection remains the major cause of late renal graft loss. Its pathogenesis is complex, depending on both immunological and nonimmunological factors. An important role in development of chronic rejection is ascribed to an ongoing immunological reaction mainly of the humoral type. C4d complement split product, as a stable fragment of complement degradation activated by antigen-antibody complexes, is considered to be an indicator of humoral activity in allografts. The aim of the present study was to establish a correlation between C4d expression and morphological findings specific for chronic rejection among biopsy specimens from patients with deteriorating graft function versus protocol biopsy specimens versus biopsy specimens of native kidneys with glomerular diseases. C4d deposits in peritubular capillaries and glomeruli were observed in 83% of patients with morphological changes of chronic rejection. No C4d expression was found in the protocol biopsy group. C4d deposits in glomeruli localizations were found in kidneys from patients with glomerulopathies; the pattern of distribution was similar to that for antibodies characteristic for glomerulonephritis. There was a positive correlation between C4d expression and morphological features of chronic rejection. In our opinion, only peritubular capillary localization is specific for a rejection process; glomerular localization is nonspecific and probably secondary to antigen-antibody complex deposition in course of some types of glomerulopathies.
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- A Mróz
- Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Transplantation Institute Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Mucha K, Foroncewicz B, Paczek L, Pazik J, Lewandowska D, Krawczyk A, Pliszczynski J, Gradowska L, Durlik M, Walaszewski J, Nazarewski S, Szmidt J. 36-Month follow-up of 75 renal allograft recipients treated with steroids, tacrolimus, and azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:2176-8. [PMID: 14529880 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00815-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the incidence of acute rejection episodes (AR), diabetes mellitus (DM), and serum creatinine (SCr) among renal transplant recipients treated with tacrolimus (Tac), steroids (S), and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or azathioprine (Aza). METHODS Seventy-five renal allograft recipients enrolled in the COSTAMP study were followed for a period of 3 years. Patients were randomized to receive either Tac and MMF (n = 41) or Tac and Aza (n = 34) concomitantly with steroids. Follow-up assessments were performed at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months. RESULTS Patient survival at month 36 was 91.18% in the Tac/Aza/S group and 97.56% in the Tac/MMF/S group. Graft survival at month 36 was 82.35% and 85.37%, respectively. During the study period, 22 cases of biopsy-proven AR were diagnosed in 17 patients (22.6%). After 36 months the total number of AR was 11 in the Aza-treated group (32.4%) and 11 in the MMF-treated group (26.8%). DM was diagnosed de novo in 17 individuals (22.6%). During 36 months, 10 patients from Aza-treated group (29.4%) and seven from MMF-treated group developed DM (17.1%). Serum creatinine values were not significantly different in both arms of the study. Comparison of arterial blood pressure and total cholesterol revealed no significant changes in any of the studied groups. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that combinations of steroids, tacrolimus, and azathioprine or MMF provide good results with regard to renal function.
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- K Mucha
- Department of Immunology, Transplant Medicine and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Grochowiecki T, Szmidt J, Galazka Z, Nazarewski S, Kuczynska K, Berent H, Durlik M, Jakimowicz T, Wojtaszek M, Gaciong Z. Do high levels of serum triglycerides in pancreas graft recipients before transplantation promote graft pancreatitis? Transplant Proc 2003; 35:2339-40. [PMID: 14529934 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00758-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Graft pancreatitis is a serious complication following pancreas transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of pretransplant serum lipid levels on the development of graft pancreatitis among patients undergoing simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (spkTx). METHODS We reviewed data from spkTx patients engrafted between 1999 and 2002. Group 1 consisted of 10 recipients with well-established pancreas and kidney graft function without postoperative pancreatitis; group 2 5 spkTx recipients who developed fatal graft pancreatitis in the first posttransplant month. The lipid parameters evaluated within 1 hour before transplantation and after hemodialysis included total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL, triglicerides and apoproteins A and B. RESULTS Triglycerides, apoprotein B and VLDL were significantly increased just before transplantation among patients who developed fatal pancreatitis compared to those patients with good graft function. CONCLUSION Recipient hypertriglyceridemia promotes graft pancreatitis in previously injured pancreatic graft.
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Transplantation Institute, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Szmidt J, Durlik M, Gałazka Z, Nazarewski S, Górnicka B, Ziarkiewicz-Wróblewska B, Bojakowski K, Nowacka-Cieciura E, Lao M. Low-stage renal carcinoma of the native kidneys in renal transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2002; 34:583-4. [PMID: 12009631 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02852-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Jacek Szmidt
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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Gałazka Z, Szmidt J, Nazarewski S, Grochowiecki T, Swiercz P, Bojakowska M, Bojakowski K, Lao M. Long-term results of kidney transplantation in recipients with atherosclerotic iliac arteries. Transplant Proc 2002; 34:604-5. [PMID: 12009639 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02860-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Z Gałazka
- Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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Grochowiecki T, Szmidt J, Galazka Z, Nazarewski S, Bojakowska M, Bojakowski K, Swiercz P. Influence of timing of transplant nephrectomy on surgical complications. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1381. [PMID: 10995987 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01265-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Grochowiecki T, Szmidt J, Gałazka Z, Nazarewski S, Frunze S, Bojakowski K, Bojakowska M, Swiercz P, Borkowski T, Lao M. Usefulness of arterialized cephalic vein of forearm of previously thrombosed arteriovenous fistula for creating a new vascular access for hemodialysis in patients with renal allograft insufficiency. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1375-6. [PMID: 10995984 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01262-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of, Warsaw, Poland
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Szmidt J, Grochowiecki T, Frunze S, Galazka Z, Nazarewski S, Madej K, Barański A, Durlik M, Paczek L, Lao M. Does the high risk of mortality after segmental pancreas transplantation justify another transplant? Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1377-8. [PMID: 10995985 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01263-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- J Szmidt
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of, Warsaw, Poland
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Galazka Z, Szmidt J, Grochowiecki T, Nazarewski S, Swiercz P, Bojakowski K, Bojakowska M. Vascular procedures after kidney transplantation in recipients with atherosclerosis or aneurysm of iliac arteries. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1379-80. [PMID: 10995986 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01264-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Z Galazka
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Gałazka Z, Szmidt J, Nazarewski S, Grochowiecki T, Swiercz P, Bojakowska M, Lao M. Kidney transplantation in recipients with atherosclerotic iliac vessels. Ann Transplant 2000; 4:43-4. [PMID: 10850591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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The influence of atherosclerotic lesions of hypogastric and iliac arteries of kidney recipients on intraoperative surgical technique and one-year graft and patient survival was investigated. Among 1553 transplanted kidneys atherosclerotic lesions which required surgical intervention were found in 201 (12.9%) recipients. Thrombendarterectomy (TEA) of hypogastric artery was performed in 142 cases with subsequent anastomosis with the renal artery. Occlusion of hypogastric artery was an indication for renal graft artery to external iliac artery anastomosis in 32 patients. Atherosclerotic changes in external and common iliac artery required TEA in 25 patients and anastomosis between renal artery and external artery was performed. Ilio-iliac bypass or Y-graft simultaneously with kidney transplantation were performed in two cases. One-year survival rate of allografts and patients was 88% and 93%, respectively. No grafts were removed due to kidney artery thrombosis. We conclude that hypogastric artery after TEA provides adequate blood supply to kidney graft.
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- Z Gałazka
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Otto M, Szostek G, Nazarewski S, Borkowski T, Chudzinski W, Tolloczko T. Laparoscopic operative technique for adrenal tumors. JSLS 2000; 4:125-9. [PMID: 10917119 PMCID: PMC3015388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopy has acquired an unquestionable position in surgical practice as a diagnostic and operative tool. Recently, the laparoscopic approach has become a valuable option for adrenalectomy. This paper reports, in detail, our experience of laparoscopic adrenalectomy performed for adrenal tumors. METHODS We performed 12 laparoscopic adrenalectomies from October 29, 1997 to October 31, 1998. The technique of laparoscopic adrenalectomy is described thoroughly in all relevant details for either left or right-sided adrenal lesions. RESULTS The presented technique of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in all 12 cases provided good and relatively simple exposure of the immediate operative area. All relevant vascular elements were safely controlled, adrenal tumors could be successfully removed, and adequate hemostasis was achieved. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a safe alternative to open surgery and is preferred for most patients because of shorter postoperative hospital stay and less postoperative discomfort.
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- M Otto
- Department of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, The Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Nazarewski S, Zajac S. [The natural history study of 208 patients with atherosclerosis of the lower extremities and diabetes mellitus]. Pol Merkur Lekarski 1998; 4:326-9. [PMID: 9771017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Analysis of 208 patients with atherosclerosis of the lower extremities and co-existing diabetes mellitus was performed to document actual symptoms, to propose a classification of extremity ischemic to localisate atherosclerotic changes and to evaluate therapeutic methods and their results. Authors suggest that to improve therapeutic results in this group of patients necessary is as follows: (a) early diagnosis of atherosclerotic ischemia of extremities, (b) proper preparing to revascularization, (c) early reconstruction of ischemic vessels, (d) good specialist controls in after surgery period.
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- S Nazarewski
- Kliniki Chirurgii Naczyń i Transplantologii Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie
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Grochowiecki T, Szmidt J, Madej K, Frunze S, Gałazka Z, Nazarewski S, Barański A, Jabłoński D, Nowacka E, Debicki G, Lao M. Spontaneous kidney allograft rupture and cyclosporine immunosuppressive therapy. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:3461-2. [PMID: 8962348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- T Grochowiecki
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Warsaw Medical School, Poland
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Szmidt J, Lao M, Grochowiecki T, Frunze S, Madej K, Gałazka Z, Nazarewski S, Barański A, Paczek L, Durlik M, Debicki G, Ocioszyński M, Gawałkiewicz T, Jabłoński D, Szczawiński W. Pancreas transplantation: four vascular anastomoses. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:3511-3. [PMID: 8962364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- J Szmidt
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Warsaw Medical School, Poland
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Nazarewski S, Zajac S. [A study of natural history in 208 patients with atherosclerosis of lower limb arteries and diabetes mellitus]. Pol Tyg Lek 1996; 51:19-22. [PMID: 8754294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In the recent years a constant increase of the number of surgical patients with associated diabetes mellitus is observed. Surgical risk is still higher and therapeutic results are worse than in patients without diabetes mellitus. Many years of experience of our department in the surgical treatment of lower limb atherosclerosis (A0) in patients with diabetes, and also the previously published results of studies make possible drawing of conclusions and formulating of a general view. The studies were carried out in 208 patients with A0 and diabetes mellitus. On admission, 65.9% of the patients had IV degrees of limb ischaemia according to Fontaine. Vascular operations in these patients accounted only for 25% of all operations and were performed in 37% of patients. Amputations accounted even for 53.7% of all operations, and among them major amputations accounted for 56.3%. The early and remote results of the operations carried out were subjected to statistical analysis and presented using cumulated indices.
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- S Nazarewski
- Kliniki Chirurgii Naczyń i Transplantologii Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie
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Szmidt J, Lao M, Frunze S, Madej K, Grochowiecki T, Nazarewski S, Gałazka Z, Barański A, Paczek L, Durlik M. [Personal experience with simultaneous transplantation of pancreas segment and kidney]. Pol Tyg Lek 1995; 50:34-8. [PMID: 8650056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Between February 1988 and December 1994, 25 patients underwent simultaneous kidney and segmental pancreatic transplantation. Diabetes type I with the end-stage renal disease secondary to the diabetic nephropathy was the indication for this procedure. The original method of the four vascular anastomoses was introduced to prevent early pancreatic graft thrombosis. The cross section of the pancreatic segment was anastomosed to Roux--en Y loop in 80% cases and in 20% ductal occlusion with Ethiblock was performed. One-year survival rate for kidney and the pancreas was 81% and 57% and five - years survival rate 57% and 42%, respectively. One - year and five - year survival rate for the patients was 72% and 68%, respectively. The most serious complication leading to the graft removal was intrapancreatic abscess. Sepsis was the main cause of the death among transplant patients.
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- J Szmidt
- Kliniki Chirurgii Naczyń i Transplantologii AM w Warszawie
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Zajac S, Otto M, Nazarewski S. [A rarely observed cause of renal artery stenosis and subsequent arterial hypertension]. Wiad Lek 1989; 42:1139-42. [PMID: 2637551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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An atypical and very rare case of renovascular hypertension is described. Hypertension was caused by compression of the renal artery by a crus of the diaphragm.
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Bogacki J, Zajac S, Nazarewski S. [Infected cecostomy treated with Riebler's dental paste]. Wiad Lek 1989; 42:980-2. [PMID: 2534815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Riebler's dental paste is well known to dentists and is widely used in conservative treatment of infected dental pulp. The possibility is described of its successful use in the treatment of suppurative cutaneocaecostomy, one of the most serious surgical complications.
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Nazarewski S, Otto M, Kisiel M, Nielubowicz W, Zajac S. [Bilateral amputations after multiple vascular operations in patients with advanced ischemia of the lower extremities]. Wiad Lek 1989; 42:517-9. [PMID: 2629316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In 62 patients 72 repeated multiple operations on the arteries of lower extremities were carried out. In 7 cases both lower extremities had to be amputated at mid-femoral level. The time from the first vascular operations to the amputation of the other extremity ranged from 6 months and 16 days to 8 years and 30 days (mean 5 years).
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A technique for renal vein extension in right kidney transplantation is described. The use of this method allows to avoid some technical difficulties in the transplantation of kidneys with short renal vein and multiple arteries. The short renal vein, even in the presence of multiple arteries, should not by itself be regarded as a barrier to successful cadaveric kidney transplantation. By using all available kidneys for transplantation, regardless of the type of anatomical abnormalities, we were able to raise the number of transplantations in our material by 25%.
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- J Szmidt
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Warsaw Medical School, Poland
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Szmidt J, Karolak M, Sabliński T, Frunze S, Madej K, Gaciong Z, Michałowski P, Nazarewski S, Kozłowski T. Transplantation of kidneys harvested from donors over sixty years of age. Transplant Proc 1988; 20:772. [PMID: 3055498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- J Szmidt
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Warsaw Medical School, Poland
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Szmidt J, Karolak M, Sabliński T, Frunze S, Madej K, Michałowski P, Kozłowski T, Nazarewski S. Transplantation of kidneys with nonvascular anatomical abnormalities. Transplant Proc 1988; 20:767. [PMID: 3055495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- J Szmidt
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Warsaw Medical School, Poland
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