Plasma-filled bags could replace the Petri dishGizmagThis holds the promise of not only decreasing the possibility of contamination in stem cell and live-cell therapy techniques, but also the potential for cultivating whole human organs for transplant …
Los Angeles TimesWeight-loss surgery aids transplant candidatesLos Angeles TimesNow surgeons are finding another use for it: preparing patients for transplant surgery. Obesity places patients at high risk for complications during transplant surgery. &q…
All heart but it's not hisThe Daily TelegraphSource: The Sunday Telegraph A TEENAGER who underwent life-saving heart transplant surgery has now set his sights on being a champion golfer. Born with cardiomyopathy, a disease which left his heart larg…
Renal Function Declines in Living Kidney DonorsRenal and Urology NewsPHILADELPHIA—Substantial proportions of living kidney donors have diminished renal function one year following their nephrectomy, investigators reported at Kidney Week 2011. In a st…
Survival after partial and radical nephrectomy for the treatment of stage …UroTodayPartial nephrectomy has become the standard of care for T1a renal tumours, and the application of nephron-sparing techniques has increasingly been expanded to patients…
Brotherly loveMyCentralJersey.comRush's wife found out she was pregnant in January, just about two months after her husband's transplant surgery. While the transplant recovery process was painful, Rush jokes he must have been feeling strong, fr…
Guard Family Proves Closest Connection When Guardsman Needs KidneyDoD Live29, 2011, just days after Raatz donated one of his kidneys to Chase during a transplant surgery at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND (Photo Credit: Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, No…
A feasible technique for transient vascular occlusion by using a vessel loop …UroTodayWe introduce our transient vascular occlusion technique that uses a vessel loop and Hem-o-Lok clips in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. From March 2009 to March 20…
Doctor lends helping hand in transplantCherry Hill Courier PostDr. David Steinberg, pictured with a ceramic hand in his Moorestown home, took part in hand-transplant surgery in September. / Chris LaChall/Courier-Post The waiting wasn't easy. After …
200th Pakistani patient undergoes liver transplant in DelhiDaily News & AnalysisShehary underwent a liver transplant surgery on October 6 at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. "Our experience with so many Pakistani patients and their families has taugh…