David Atallah,Charbel Salameh,Nadine El Kassis et al.
David Atallah et al.
Renal failure impairs the endocrine system, especially in women, due to hyperprolactinemia, altering fertility, ovulatory cycles, libido and growth in adolescents. Renal transplantation is considered the best solution to the problems of ren...
David Atallah,Nadine El Kassis,Charbel Salameh et al.
David Atallah et al.
Pregnancy is common nowadays in kidney transplant female patients because of medical and surgical advances. However, pregnancy is a high risk one in these patients. Fertility is rapidly restored after the transplantation; thus, contraceptio...
Maroun Moukarzel,Charbel Chalouhy,Anthony Kallas Chemaly
Maroun Moukarzel
Current shortage in organ donors led to the expansion of criteria for organ donation placing organ preservation as one cornerstone for successful transplant, graft function and survival. The historical work of Belzer and Collins paved the w...
[Successful familial kidney transplant in an infant weighing less than 10 kg: case report and review of the literature] [0.03%]
小于10千克婴儿的同种异体肾移植1例及文献复习
Chebi Mourani,Hiba Azar,Maroun Moukarzel et al.
Chebi Mourani et al.
We report the case of a Lebanese infant born by normal delivery at 40 weeks of gestation. Weight and height at birth were 3200 grams and 49 cm respectively. Serum creatinine in the first week of life was 323 mmol/l (normal value for age is ...
[Kidney transplantation in pediatric patients: 18-year experience at Hôtel-Dieu de France] [0.03%]
儿童肾移植18年的经验总结——丹尼尔医院报告
Chebl Mourani,Maroun Moukarzel,Bernard Gerbaka et al.
Chebl Mourani et al.
Introduction: During the period from September 1993 to March 2011, 79 kidney transplants in children and adolescents less than 18 years old were performed in our department; fifty-six in the familial group and 13 in the c...
Antoine Ghossain
Antoine Ghossain
A selective review of some great moments in renal transplantation experienced or witnessed with some of the great architects of this epic. The path was strewn with hazards, sometimes halts or changes of attitude that harmed or helped some p...
Maroun Moukarzel,Samir Mallat
Maroun Moukarzel
CHALLENGES IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE FULMINANT HEPATITIS B: Case Report and Literature Review [0.03%]
急性重症乙型肝炎治疗的挑战——一例报道及文献复习
Ali Alawieh,Rakan Nasser Eldine,Mona Youssef et al.
Ali Alawieh et al.
Acute hepatitis B is a serious cause of fulminant hepatic failure and subsequent mortality. No established guidelines are currently present for the treatment of this life threatening entity. Several therapeutic options were reported in the ...
HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA: A Literature Review and National Management Guidelines [0.03%]
遗传性血管性水肿的文献回顾及全国管理指南
Ramez Azzam,Jacques Boutros,Carla Irani
Ramez Azzam
Background: Hereditary angioedema, a rare and potentially life-threatening condition, is the result of a defect in the C1 esterase inhibitor. Primary care physicians should be familiar with this condition to avoid complic...
Ghassan Fouad Nakad,Hamid Bayeh,Bernard Abi Saleh
Ghassan Fouad Nakad
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is an uncommon anomaly. We describe a case of a left-sided implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) through a PLSVC, assessing the technical approach to such a procedure, alo...