Search for dissertations about: "deceased transplantation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words deceased transplantation.

  2. 1. Uterus transplantation: An experimental study in primates

    Author : Liza Johannesson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; infertility; transplantation; nonhuman primates; uterus; human; immunosuppression;

    Abstract : Most causes of infertility are nowadays treatable, but for women that are infertile due to lack of, or severe malfunction of the uterus, there is as of today no available cure. Uterus transplantation (UTx) may provide a future possibility for treatment of these females with uterine factor infertility (UFI). READ MORE

  4. 2. New apheresis techniques in transplantation

    Author : Gunilla Kumlien; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The shortage of organs for transplantation is a global problem and therefore it is of outmost importance to increase the number of donations and improve long term graft survival. As an effort to increase kidney donations, living kidney donors are being increasingly used and both patient and graft survival is superior after living donation compared with kidney transplantations using organs from deceased donors. READ MORE

  5. 3. Long-term outcome of renal transplantation in childhood

    Author : Märta Englund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Adolescent; Adult height; Cadaver donor; Child; Glomerular filtration rate; Growth; Immunosuppression; Infant; Kidney Transplantation; Living Donor; Renal function; Renal reserve; Survival Analysis;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the long-term results of renal transplantation in children at Huddinge University Hospital, with special reference to outcome. We therefore evaluated the course of events in children (age 0.1-16 years) transplanted between December 1981 and December 1991 during a 10-20-year period until 2001. READ MORE

  6. 4. Just Waiting : Ethical Challenges in Priority Setting Posed by Organ Scarcity in Kidney Transplantation

    Author : Faisal Omar; Stellan Welin; Per Carlsson; Jan Erik Paulsen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Over the last few decades kidney transplantation has transformed from an experimental treatment to the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease. Unfortunately, however, the established organ donation models in many countries, relying chiefly on altruism, fail to motivate a sufficient number of donors. READ MORE

  7. 5. Targeting innate and adaptive immune responses to achieve long-term allograft acceptance following transplantation

    Author : Ming Han Yao; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Organ transplantation outcomes have gradually improved over the last 50 years. The development of more effective immunosuppressive drugs has been a major contributor to this improvement. READ MORE