Organ transplantation is undergoing profound changes. Contraindications for donation have
been revised in order to better meet the organ demand. The use of lower-quality organs and …

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are crucial in maintaining tolerance. Hence, Treg immunotherapy
is an attractive therapeutic option in autoimmune diseases and organ transplantations …

Liver transplantation is the only recognized effective treatment for end-stage liver disease.
However, organ shortages have become the main challenge for patients and physicians …

The recent advances in machine perfusion (MP) technology involve settings ranging
between hypothermic, subnormothermic, and normothermic temperatures. Tissue level …

Donor organ shortage, growing waiting lists and substantial organ discard rates are key
problems in transplantation. The critical importance of organ quality in determining long-term …

Solid organ transplantation has progressed rapidly over the decades from the first
experimental procedures to its role in the modern era as an established treatment for end …

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) initially started in the early 2000s as a series of
protocols to improve the perioperative care of surgical patients. They aimed to increase …

The pancreas is particularly sensitive to acute cellular stress, but this has been difficult to
evaluate using light microscopy. Pancreatic ischaemia associated with deceased organ …

To describe the main aspects of back-table surgery in pancreatic graft and the problems
arising from poor technique. Back-table surgery for pancreatic graft is a complex, meticulous …

Pancreas transplantation is, at present, the only curative treatment for type-1 diabetes that
maintains normoglycemia thus avoiding complications arising from poor glycemic control …