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Rehabilitation can play an integral role in pre- and post-transplantation management, and barriers to access and provision of rehabilitation for organ transplant populations should be examined further. ""Hsu JL, Kuschner WG, Paik J, Bower N, Guillamet MCV, Kothary N. The diagnostic yield of CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy in solid organ transplant recipients. Abstract:? Background:? Despite the widespread use of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous lung biopsy (PLB) in immunocompetent patients, the diagnostic yield and safety in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the test performance of CT-PLB in SOT recipients. Methods:? We performed a 10-yr single-center, retrospective analysis among heart, lung, kidney, and liver transplant recipients. We included all adult patients who underwent a PLB of a parenchymal http://www.selleckchem.com/products/crenolanib-cp-868596.html lung nodule following their transplantation. Results:? Within the study period, 1754 SOTs were performed, of which 45 biopsies met study criteria. Overall, the incidence of PLB in SOT was 3%. PLB established a diagnosis in 24 of 45 cases. The yield of PLB was better for combined biopsy technique (fine-needle aspiration biopsy [FNAB]) and core biopsy than for FNAB alone (odds ratio [OR]: 4.2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2, 15.6), and for lesions that were malignant (OR: 10.0, 95% CI: 1.8, 75.4) or caused by an invasive fungal infection (OR: 5.0, 95% CI: 1.1, 27.9). Complications occurred in 13% (6/45) of patients. Conclusion:? CT-guided PLB is a safe modality that provides a moderate yield for diagnosing pulmonary nodules of malignant or fungal etiology in SOT recipients. ""Teng LC, Wang CX, Chen L. Improved erectile function and sex hormone profiles in male Chinese recipients of kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant 2011: 25: 265�C269. ? 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Abstract:? Background:? Few studies have reported the relationship between duration of dialysis and effect of kidney transplantation on sex hormone levels and erectile dysfunction (ED) in Chinese patients. Methods:? Our study included 24 patients with uremia who underwent kidney transplantation. Erectile function in these patients was assessed using the 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), and serum sex hormone levels were measured pre- and post-transplantation. Post-transplantation changes in IIEF-5 scores were analyzed according to duration of dialysis. Results:? Twenty-one (87.5%) and 11 (45.9%) of the 24 patients suffered from varying degrees of ED during the pre- and post-transplantation periods, respectively. The pre- vs. post-transplantation IIEF-5 scores were significantly different (p?