Parathyroid allotransplant for persistent hypocalcaemia: A new technique involving short-term culture


Aysan E., Kilic U., GÖK Ö., Altug B., Ercan C., Toka C. K., ...Daha Fazla

Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.238-241, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.6002/ect.2014.0110
  • Dergi Adı: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.238-241
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: To develop a new parathyroid allotransplant method for the treatment of permanent hypo - parathyroidism. Materials and Methods: Parathyroid cells 50 × 106 derived from a parathyroid hyperplasia patient were transferred to a 61-year-old patient who had thyroidectomy 17 years earlier, allowing to papillary thyroid cancer; he was admitted to our outpatient clinic with symptomatic chronic hypocalcemia. Cell isolation, cryopreservation, and culturing were conducted according to a new protocol. Results: During a follow-up of 5 months, the patient had no complications that could indicate rejection, and clinical symptoms completely resolved without requiring any drug supplementation. Conclusions: Here, we report a new method, enabling fast and cost-effective parathyroid allotransplant with maintained tissue viability sufficient to treat persistent hypocalcemia.