Pediatric Transplantation

Splenectomy or no splenectomy prior to allogeneic stem-cell transplantation in patients with severe thalassemia: This is the question
pp. 143-145(3)
Authors: Bhatia, Monica; Cairo, Mitchell S.

Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus - Is it real and how do you treat it?
pp. 146-147(2)
Author: Gross, Thomas G.

Autologous peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation with a double-conditioning regimen for recurrent hepatoblastoma after liver transplantation - A valid therapeutic option or just too much?
pp. 148-149(2)
Authors: Perilongo, Giorgio; Otte, Jean Bernard

B cells and rejection: Is there a link? Meaning and management of rejection characterized by steroid-resistance and B-cell infiltrates
pp. 150-154(5)
Authors: Tsai, Eileen W.; Ettenger, Robert B.

Good Samaritan liver donor in pediatric transplantation
pp. 155-159(5)
Author: Jean-Bernard, Otte

Corticosteroids usage in pediatric liver transplantation: To be or not to be!
pp. 160-170(11)
Authors: Al-Sinani, Siham; Dhawan, Anil

Impact of pretransplant splenectomy on patients with β-thalassemia major undergoing a matched-related allogeneic stem cell transplantation
pp. 171-176(6)
Authors: Mathews, Vikram; George, Biju; Lakshmi, Kavitha M.; Viswabandya, Auro; John, Joseph M.; Sitaram, Usha; Daniel, Dolly; Chandy, Mammen; Srivastava, Alok

Staged approach for abdominal wound closure following combined liver and intestinal transplantation from living donors in pediatric patients
pp. 177-181(5)
Authors: Grevious, Mark A.; Iqbal, Ronak; Raofi, Vandad; Beatty, Elizabeth; Oberholzer, Jose'; Cohen, Mimis; Abcarian, Herand; Testa, Giuliano; Benedetti, Enrico

Nutrition, anthropometry, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and circulating levels of tumour necrosis factor alpha receptor I and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in children during stem cell transplantation
pp. 182-187(6)
Authors: Andreassen, B. U.; Pærregaard, A.; Michaelsen, K. F.; Andersen, J.; Heilmann, C. J.; Müller, K.

Benefits of conversion from mycophenolate mofetil to enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in pediatric renal transplant patients with stable graft function
pp. 188-193(6)
Authors: de Paula Meneses, Rejane; Halusch Kotsifas, Cecília

Lymphocytotoxic crossmatch in pediatric living donor liver transplantation
pp. 194-199(6)
Authors: Saito, Takeshi; Mizuta, Koichi; Hishikawa, Shuji; Kawano, Youichi; Sanada, Yukihiro; Fujiwara, Takehito; Yasuda, Yoshikazu; Sugimoto, Koichi; Sakamoto, Koichi; Kawarasaki, Hideo

Pediatric kidney transplantation is safe and available for patients with urological anomalies as well as those with primary renal diseases
pp. 200-205(6)
Authors: Morita, Ken; Iwami, Daiki; Hotta, Kiyohiko; Shimoda, Naohiko; Miura, Masayoshi; Watarai, Yoshihiko; Hoshii, Sakurako; Obikane, Katsuyuki; Nakashima, Taiji; Sasaki, Satoshi; Nonomura, Katsuya

Long-term follow-up of portal hypertension after liver transplantation in children
pp. 206-209(4)
Authors: Ling, S. C.; Pfeiffer, A.; Avitzur, Y.; Fecteau, A.; Grant, D.; Ng, V. L.

Comparable outcomes of HLA-matched unrelated and HLA-identical sibling donor bone marrow transplantation for childhood acute myeloid leukemia in first remission
pp. 210-216(7)
Authors: Lee, Dae-Hyoung; Kwon, Young-Joo; Lim, Jihyang; Kim, Yonggoo; Han, Kyungja; Chung, Nak-Gyun; Jeong, Dae-Chul; Cho, Bin; Kim, Hack-Ki

Dense B cell infiltrates in paediatric renal transplant biopsies are predictive of allograft loss
pp. 217-222(6)
Authors: Muorah, Mordi R.; Brogan, Paul A.; Sebire, Neil J.; Trompeter, Richard S.; Marks, Stephen D.

Serum α-NH₂-butyric acid may predict spontaneous survival in pediatric acute liver failure
pp. 223-230(8)
Authors: Rudnick, David A.; Dietzen, Dennis J.; Turmelle, Yumirle P.; Shepherd, Ross; Zhang, Song; Belle, Steven H.; Squires, Rob

Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection with mosquito allergy successfully treated with reduced-intensity unrelated allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in a boy
pp. 231-234(4)
Authors: Matsunaga, Takayuki; Kurosawa, Hidemitsu; Okuya, Mayuko; Nakajima, Daisuke; Hagisawa, Susumu; Sato, Yuya; Fukushima, Keitaro; Sugita, Kenichi; Arisaka, Osamu

Long-lasting extracorporeal albumin dialysis in a child with end-stage renal disease and severe cholestasis
pp. 235-239(5)
Authors: Javouhey, Etienne; Ranchin, Bruno; Lachaux, Alain; Boillot, Olivier; Martin, Xavier; Floret, Daniel; Cochat, Pierre

Rituximab for post-transplant recurrences of FSGS
pp. 240-243(4)
Authors: Bayrakci, Umut Selda; Baskin, Esra; Sakalli, Hale; Karakayali, Hamdi; Haberal, Mehmet

Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in Omenn syndrome and severe combined immune deficiency
pp. 244-250(7)
Authors: Gruber, Tanja A.; Shah, Ami J.; Hernandez, Michelle; Crooks, Gay M.; Abdel-Azim, Hisham; Gupta, Sudhir; McKnight, Sean; White, Drew; Kapoor, Neena; Kohn, Donald B.

Long-term survival of a child with homozygous protein C deficiency successfully treated with living donor liver transplantation
pp. 251-254(4)
Authors: Lee, Mee Jeong; Kim, Kyung Mo; Kim, Joon Sung; Kim, Yoon Jeong; Lee, Young Joo; Ghim, Thad T.

Transient complete atrioventricular block during liver transplantation
pp. 255-258(4)
Authors: Nisli, Kemal; Oner, Naci; Yaren, Aysen; Acarli, Koray; Gökce, Selim; Omeroglu, Rukiye; Suoglu, Ozlem

Successful autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with a double-conditioning regimen for recurrent hepatoblastoma after liver transplantation
pp. 259-262(4)
Authors: Niwa, Akira; Umeda, Katsutsugu; Awaya, Tomonari; Yui, Yoshihiro; Matsubara, Hiroshi; Hiramatsu, Hidefumi; Watanabe, Ken-Ichiro; Adachi, Souichi; Itoh, Takashi; Uemoto, Shinji; Nakahata, Tatsutoshi