Long-term follow-up and outcome of liver transplantation from anti-hepatitis C virus-positive donors: a European multicentric case-control studyRoberto Ballarin
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Transplantation 91:1265-72. 2011
..Given the significant disparity between organ supply and demand for transplantation, it becomes essential to consider whether livers from anti-HCV-positive donors may be considered suitable for transplantation...
[Is there an age limit for radical surgery in case of tumors infiltrating the duodenum?]R Ballarin
Centro Trapianti di Fegato e Multiviscerale, Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italia
Minerva Chir 65:1-9. 2010
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- Do not deny pancreatic resection to elderly patients
Roberto Ballarin
Center for Liver and Multivisceral Transplants and HPB Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 71, Via del Pozzo, 41100 Modena, Italy
J Gastrointest Surg 13:341-8. 2009
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- University of Modena experience in HIV-positive patients undergoing liver transplantation
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 43:1114-8. 2011
..Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative treatment for end-stage liver disease (ESLD) associated or not with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
- Liver transplantation due to iatrogenic injuries: two case reports
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 42:1375-7. 2010
..This report describes the role of liver transplantation to manage dangerous complications in 2 patients after TIPS placement, when surgical procedures and hemostasis were unable to stop the bleeding...
- Human immunodeficiency virus and liver transplantation: our point of view
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 40:1965-71. 2008
..Between June 2003 and October 2006, 10 HIV-positive patients underwent liver transplantations in our center...
- Combined liver-kidney transplantation in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus
F Di Benedetto
Department of General Surgery, Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Transpl Infect Dis 13:501-6. 2011
..For these reasons, many transplant centers have eliminated HIV infection as a contraindication to transplantation, as a result of better patient management and demand...
- Novel genetic mutation in apolipoprotein E2 homozygosis and its implication in organ donation: a case report
N Cautero
Centro di Trapianto Multiviscerale, di Fegato e di Chirurgia Epato Bilio Pancreatica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 42:1349-51. 2010
..To our knowledge this is the first report of an LT using a graft from a non Asian donor with homozygous E2-E2 with the presence of a novel APOE mutation...
- Liver transplantation in patients aged 65 and over: a case-control study
R Montalti
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Centre, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Clin Transplant 24:E188-93. 2010
..The average age of patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) is consistently increasing. The aim of this case-control study is to evaluate survival and outcome of patients ≥65 yr compared to younger patients undergoing LT...
- Effects of everolimus monotherapy on hematological parameters and iron homeostasis in de novo liver transplant recipients: preliminary results
M Masetti
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 40:1947-9. 2008
..Immunosuppressive drugs play an important role in anemia occurring at 1 month or more after OLT. Several studies describe myelosuppression immunosuppressants such as the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors...
- Immunosuppressive switch to sirolimus in renal dysfunction after liver transplantation
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 41:1297-9. 2009
..Herein we have performed a retrospective review of patients who developed renal insufficiency owing to CNI therapy after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)...
- Sirolimus monotherapy in liver transplantation
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 39:1930-2. 2007
..SRL is an immunosuppressive drug. Therefore it can inhibit the immune system; at the same time the drug is not nephrotoxic, neurotoxic, and without diabetogenic effects...
- Temporary porto-caval shunt utility during orthotopic liver transplantation
G D Arzu
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 40:1937-40. 2008
..In liver transplantation (OLT) a porto-caval shunt is a well-defined technique practiced by many surgeons in several centers...
- Liver transplantation utilizing grafts from donors with genitourinary cancer detected prior to liver implantation
R Montalti
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Centre, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 41:1275-7. 2009
..It seems to be safe to utilize these donors for patients with a high risk of succumbing on the waiting list...
- Hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV patients treated by liver transplantation
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Centre, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
Eur J Surg Oncol 34:422-7. 2008
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- Pancreatic schwannoma of the body involving the splenic vein: case report and review of the literature
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Eur J Surg Oncol 33:926-8. 2007
- Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) system to allocate and to share livers: experience of two Italian centers
M Ravaioli
Department of Liver and Multi organ Transplantation, Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Transplant Proc 40:1814-5. 2008
..The use of the Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to prioritize patients on liver waiting lists and to share organs among centers was effective according to US data, but few reports are available in Europe...
- Hepatic hilum management in 250 liver-multivisceral procurements
F Di Benedetto
Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico of Modena, Italy
Transplant Proc 38:1068. 2006
..Also, the cold ischemia time is drastically reduced, and the back-table preparation is left to a minimum. In this article we show the results of a consecutive series of 250 procurements...
