2011
Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy
Kulkarni S, Emre S, Arvelakis A, Asch W, Bia M, Formica R, Israel G. Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy. Clinical Transplantation 2011, 25: 77-82. PMID: 20070320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01193.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous anatomyVenous phaseMDCT angiographyRenal anatomyCircumaortic renal veinDonor renal transplantationEarly arterial bifurcationLate venous confluenceMultiple arterial anomaliesRight donor nephrectomyIntra-operative findingsMultiple venous anomaliesContrast-enhanced phasesArterial anomaliesRetroaortic veinRenal transplantationDonor nephrectomyMultiple arteriesVenous anomaliesRenal veinVenous confluenceKidney donorsTomography angiographyAnatomical variantsDonor anatomy
2008
Evaluation and management of bone disease and fractures post transplant
Bia M. Evaluation and management of bone disease and fractures post transplant. Transplantation Reviews 2008, 22: 52-61. PMID: 18631858, DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2007.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsBone diseasePost transplantTransplant recipientsFracture riskBone densitySolid organ transplant recipientsLow bone mineral densityEarly post transplantBone mineral density measurementsLow bone turnoverRecipients of kidneysOrgan transplant recipientsNonpharmacologic treatment strategiesBone mineral densityVitamin D analogsMineral density measurementsBisphosphonate therapySteroid dosesLung transplantPretransplant periodRenal osteodystrophyTransplant populationBone turnoverMineral density