Transplantation proceedings
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Scientific publications are valuable markers of scientific activity for countries. We performed a bibliometric study to evaluate the number of publications written by Turkish authors. The aim of this study is to evaluate Turkey's contribution in terms of number of publications included in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) in the scientific field of liver transplantation compared with other countries. To our knowledge, this is the first bibliometric study in liver transplantation research of Turkey. ⋯ Turkey showed a significant positive trend in publications in the scientific field of liver transplantation in the last 30 years, and the rank of Turkey among other countries improved in recent decades. Currently, Turkey is one of the top 17 countries in terms of number of scientific publications listed in SCI-E. This can be considered as another indicator for Turkey's progress in the field of liver transplantation.
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We present a case of long-term survival of a patient who underwent living-donor liver transplantation for unresectable liver metastases of colon cancer. Two years after left hemicolectomy and subsequent to repeated liver resections, this patient presented with unresectable metastatic disease confined to the liver. She was offered a living-donor liver transplantation, and her husband agreed to be the donor. Five years after transplant, she was alive and recurrence free.
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Comparative Study
Relationship between ischemia/reperfusion injury and the stimulus of fibrogenesis in an experimental model: comparison among different preservation solutions.
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has been the standard treatment for end-stage acute and chronic liver disease. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is one of the major causes of poor graft function early after OLT, and adversely influencing graft and patient survivals. It is unknown whether I/R injury influences liver fibrogenesis. ⋯ In this experimental model of early reperfusion injury, preservation changes related to higher levels of renin, which suggest its role in fibrogenesis. FBP was associated with lower renin levels than other solutions including UW.