Sökning: "pediatric liver transplantation"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden pediatric liver transplantation.

  1. 1. Renal function after transplantation of the liver and intestine

    Författare :Gustaf Herlenius; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :adult liver transplantation; pediatric liver transplantation; intestinal transplantation; multivisceral transplantation; immunosuppression; calcineurin inhibitors; glomerular filtration rate; renal function; nephrotoxicity; chronic kidney disease; renal replacement therapy; mortality;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) after liver (LT) or intestinal (IT) transplantation may decrease patient survival. Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) play a major role in its development. Aims: Describe long term renal function and risk factors for developing CKD in adults and children after LT and IT. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Liver Transplantation-associated Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Children - Clinical and Immunological Aspects

    Författare :Timo Käppi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; liver transplantation; food allergy; autoantibody; immune dysregulation; collagenous gastritis; eosinophilic esophagitis; eosinophilic inflammation; eosinophil; children;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on three recently described childhood-onset gastrointestinal disorders: liver transplantation-associated food allergy (LTFA), collagenous gastritis (CG) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Its aim was to gain additional understanding of both the clinical disease characteristics and the associated immunological aberrations in these conditions. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Cyclophosphamide and treosulfan in the conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation

    Författare :Fredrik Sjöö; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) is a curative treatment for malignant and non-malignant diseases. However, transplantation related morbidity and mortality are major drawbacks affecting the survival and life quality of the patients. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Genetic and metabolic studies towards personalized conditioning regimen prior to stem cell transplantation

    Författare :Ibrahim El-Serafi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for several malignant and non- malignant diseases. The busulphan (Bu)/cyclophosphamide (Cy) combination is one of the most common conditioning regimens given prior to HSCT. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in children

    Författare :Alvaro Torres Urzua; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a diagnostic tool that is used for many applications in adults. Many of these applications are considered “off-label” use but still play an important role in diagnostic imaging. LÄS MER