Christopher Webb
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Adult Dual Kidney Transplantation Following Dual Renal Endarterectomy: A Case Series Open
Introduction Dual kidney transplantation (DKT) represents a method of expanding the donor pool and minimizing kidney nonutilization. For kidneys with severe renal artery atherosclerosis, back‐bench eversion endarterectomy (EE) may be perfo…
Kidney Retransplantation in the Elderly: Are the Benefits Worth the Risks? Open
Introduction An increasing number of elderly patients are undergoing either primary kidney transplantation (PrKT) or retransplantation (ReKT). Methods Single‐center retrospective cohort study of all deceased donor KTs (DDKTs) performed in …
View article: ARMADA: Augmented Reality for Robot Manipulation and Robot-Free Data Acquisition
ARMADA: Augmented Reality for Robot Manipulation and Robot-Free Data Acquisition Open
Teleoperation for robot imitation learning is bottlenecked by hardware availability. Can high-quality robot data be collected without a physical robot? We present a system for augmenting Apple Vision Pro with real-time virtual robot feedba…
View article: Renal transplant nephrolithiasis: Presentation, management and follow‐up with control comparisons
Renal transplant nephrolithiasis: Presentation, management and follow‐up with control comparisons Open
Objectives To analyse the presentation, management and long‐term outcomes of renal transplant patients who formed kidney stones in their allograft. The secondary aim was to identify risk factors for stone formation in this cohort. Material…
Does Severity of Donor Acute Kidney Injury Influence Outcomes Following Kidney Transplantation? Open
Introduction The study purpose was to review retrospectively our single‐center experience transplanting kidneys from deceased donors (DD) with acute kidney injury (AKI) according to terminal serum creatinine (tSCr) level. Methods AKI kidne…
View article: Bladder Stones in Renal Transplant Patients: Presentation, Management, and Follow-up
Bladder Stones in Renal Transplant Patients: Presentation, Management, and Follow-up Open
Introduction: The study aim was to analyze the presentation, management, and follow-up of renal transplant patients developing bladder calculi. Methods: Patients who underwent renal transplant with postoperative follow-up at our institutio…
Single center experience and literature review of kidney transplantation from non‐ideal donors with acute kidney injury: Risk and reward Open
Introduction There is limited experience transplanting kidneys from either expanded criteria donors (ECD) or donation after circulatory death (DCD) deceased donors with terminal acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods AKI kidneys were defined b…
Does dialysis modality or duration influence outcomes in simultaneous pancreas‐kidney transplant recipients? Single center experience and review of the literature Open
Aim The influence of dialysis modality and duration on outcomes following simultaneous pancreas‐kidney transplantation (SPKT) remains uncertain. Methods We performed a single‐center retrospective review in 255 SPKT recipients according to …
Long‐term outcomes of kidney transplantation from deceased donors with terminal acute kidney injury: Single center experience and literature review Open
Introduction Long‐term outcomes of kidney transplantation from deceased donors (DDKTs) with terminal acute kidney injury (AKI) are not well defined. Methods Single center retrospective review of DDKTs from 1/31/07‐12/31/19. AKI kidneys wer…
View article: 544 Vasculitic Subglottic Stenosis: A Question of Immunosuppression?
544 Vasculitic Subglottic Stenosis: A Question of Immunosuppression? Open
Introduction Subglottic stenosis (SGS) is the commonest manifestation of tracheobronchial disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and carries a high degree of morbidity. Management of SGS-GPA is a double-edged sword. Delayed trea…
Successful Treatment of Hard Corns in Two Patients Using Microwave Energy Open
Corns are a common foot problem accounting for nearly half of all problems seen within podiatry and chiropody clinics. Hard corns are concentrated areas of hyperkeratosis within the stratum corneum, typically found on the weight-bearing (p…
A rise in facial nerve palsies during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic Open
Objective An increase in spontaneous lower motor neuron facial nerve (VIIth cranial nerve) palsies was seen during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak in our emergency clinic. This led us to perform a single-centre…
IL-35 is critical in suppressing superantigenic Staphylococcus aureus-driven inflammatory Th17 responses in human nasopharynx-associated lymphoid tissue Open
The human nasopharynx is frequently exposed to microbial pathogens, including superantigen-producing Staphylococcus aureus (SAg-Sau), which activates potent pro-inflammatory T cell responses. However, cellular mechanisms that control SAg-S…