Joon-Young Kim, Hye Bin Kim, Jin-Myung Kim, Hye Eun Kwon, Young Hoon Kim, Youngmin Ko, Frances S Sung, Joo Hee Jung, Chung Hee Baek, Hyosang Kim, Su-Kil Park, Sung Shin, Hyunwook Kwon
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BACKGROUND Simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) and kidney transplantation (KT) after liver transplantation (LT) provide potential treatment options for patients with end-stage liver and kidney disease. There is increasing attention being given to liver-kidney transplantation (LTKT), particularly regarding the immune-protective effects of the liver graft. This retrospective, single-center, observational study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of KT in LTKT patients - either SLKT or KT after LT (KALT) - compared to KT alone (KTA). MATERIAL AND METHODS We included patients who underwent KT between January 2005 and December 2020, comprising a total of 4312 patients divided into KTA (n=4268) and LTKT (n=44) groups. The LTKT group included 11 SLKT and 33 KALT patients. To balance the difference in sample sizes between the 2 groups, we performed 3: 1 propensity score matching (PSM). RESULTS There was no significant difference in graft survival between the groups. However, the LTKT group exhibited significantly superior rejection-free survival compared to the KTA group (P.
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Annals of Transplantation is one of the fast-developing journals open to all scientists and fields of transplant medicine and related research. The journal is published quarterly and provides extensive coverage of the most important advances in transplantation.
Using an electronic on-line submission and peer review tracking system, Annals of Transplantation is committed to rapid review and publication. The average time to first decision is around 3-4 weeks. Time to publication of accepted manuscripts continues to be shortened, with the Editorial team committed to a goal of 3 months from acceptance to publication.
Expert reseachers and clinicians from around the world contribute original Articles, Review Papers, Case Reports and Special Reports in every pertinent specialty, providing a lot of arguments for discussion of exciting developments and controversies in the field.