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The Korean Transplant Act has been revised five times since 1999, and each revision has resulted in a slight donation rate increased; however, the organ shortage had not been solved....
Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) is an increasingly accepted treatment for select patients with advanced heart and liver disease. However, CHLT are infrequently performed, despite growing optimism about their effectiveness. Here,...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a clinically important pathogen in immunocompromised patients, especially after organ transplantation. However, there have been several reports of severe CMV infections in immunocompetent patients. This report presents...
Renal vein thrombosis is a rare but serious cause of graft loss in kidney transplant recipients that is usually associated with early surgical complications. Here, we report a rare case...
During living donor liver transplantation, a large spontaneous splenorenal shunt (SRS) should be addressed to obtain adequate portal inflow. Various procedures such as direct ligation of the SRS, splenectomy, left...
BACKGROUND: The Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS), which was established in December 31st, 1999, is a nationwide system of deceased donor detection and distribution. From its inception, KONOS has...