Background: Dual Kidney Transplant (DKT) of marginal kidneys has expanded utilizing the extended criteria donor (ECD) organs. The aim of this study is to report the outcomes of dual kidney transplant in our institute and review the surgical techniques of DKT in the Literature.
Introduction: Preoperative complexity estimation helps deciding whether to proceed with a minimally invasive approach, perform an open procedure or make a referral to a more experienced surgeon. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcome is particularly affected by the presence and severity of inflammation, advancing age, male sex and greater BMI.
Partial meniscal defects can be the cause of knee joint line pain. Synthetic meniscal scaffolds have been used as substitutes for the meniscal defect. CMI (Collagen Meniscus Implant, Ivy Sports Medicine, Grafelfing, Germany) was the first product designed and Actifit (Orteq Bioengineering, London, United Kingdom), a polyurethane scaffold, is a more recent one. Both implants have been proven safe and clinically efficient so far. The indications, surgical technique, postoperative regime, results and complications are discussed.
Introduction: Organ reinnervation and functional recovery following peripheral nerve injury still remains a major challenge and return of functional recovery to the preinjured level rarely occurs. The aim was to evaluate the effect of locally administered insulin-like growth factor (IGF I) on nerve regeneration.
Vascular complications of liver hydatidosis are infrequent but severe. We present a case with severe vascular problems due to a recurrence of a liver hydatid cyst. A 39 year-old male consulted the Emergency Department after frank hematemesis due to esophagealvarices. He had undergone surgery at the age of seven in his native country for liver and lung hydatid cysts. Abdominal CT showed a 20 cm multivesicular cyst, occupying segments IV, V and VIII of the liver, displacing and partially compressing a dilated portal vein and causing portal hypertension and obstruction of the inferior cava vein. A subtotal cystectomy was performed. After surgery, portal vein flow was normal and esophagealvarices disappeared, but caval obstruction remained. We review the vascular complications due to liver hydatidosis, focusing on therapeutic management.
