Solid organ transplantation is one of the most remarkable and dramatic therapeutic
advances in medicine during the past 60 years. This field has progressed initially from what …

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Solid organ transplantation (SOT) has emerged from an experimental approach in the 20 th
century to now being an established and practical definitive treatment option for patients with …

Organ transplantation has progressed tremendously with improvements in surgical methods,
organ preservation, and pharmaco-immunologic therapies and has become a critical …

Solid organ transplantations save lives in patients affected by terminal organ failures and
improve quality of life. Organ transplantations have gradually ameliorated in the last two …

Since ancient times, mythology has included tales of creatures made of an amalgamation of
others, transferring body parts and skin. In the 1950s, with no other medical options for then …

A half-century has elapsed since the first transplantation, and this procedure is now
accepted as the treatment of choice for end-stage organ failure. This article reviews the …

One of the most spectacular medical advances of the 20th century, organ transplantation
has become a generally effective and routine treatment for patients with organ failure. In this …

Since emerging as a field in the 1980s, solid-organ transplantation has pro-gressed rapidly,
enabled by advances in immunosuppression, imaging methods, antimicrobial agents, and …

The organ procurement system in the United States has failed patients awaiting transplants,
as evidenced by years-long waiting lists, with many patients declining in health or dying …