With improved survival of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in children, prevention and
treatment of pre-and posttransplant complications have become a major focus of care. End …

VC 2013 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. of the American Association
for the Study of Liver Diseases requires a class (reflecting the benefit versus the risk) and …

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have multiple risk factors for impaired accretion
of trabecular and cortical bone. CKD during childhood poses an immediate fracture risk and …

Complications of chronic kidney disease-associated mineral and bone disorders (CKD-
MBD) are frequently observed in pediatric kidney transplant recipients and are associated …

Long-term complications related to immunosuppressive medication are an important
problem after liver transplantation (OLT). This study was carried out to evaluate the bone …

BACKGROUND:: DXA scanner derived images of the spine are used for vertebral fracture
detection in adults. It is unknown whether the method could be used in pediatrics. This study …

Successful kidney transplantation corrects many of the metabolic abnormalities associated
with chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, skeletal and cardiovascular morbidity remain …

Background The relative risk for bone fractures in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and its
relationship to macroscopic bone architecture assessed by pQCT and DXA are incompletely …

The regulation of phosphate homeostasis remains incompletely understood. Most insights
into the underlying mechanisms were established by defining the molecular basis of …

Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the perioperative management and
outcomes of patients with a prior history of successful transplantation undergoing spine …