Talk:Allotransplantation

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Merge from Allograft

This article deal with exactly the same subject as Allograft. Everything could be put here in Allotransplantation to be consistent with e.g. Autotransplantation and Xenotransplantation. Mikael Häggström (talk) 16:21, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Don't Merge from Allograft

Although the two articles do discuss the same basic topic, allograft is the term ,used more commonly by surgeons so people searching for information would search for "allograft" instead of "allotransplantation". Autotransplantation is the act of transplanting the allograft. I think the two articles can stand on their own. [User:A. Cagle], 1 July 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mandacagle (talk • contribs) 12:49, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Risk of Allotransplantation

Composite tissue allotransplantation has recently emerged as a new way to reconstruct the tissue in our bodies where we lack them. As with many operations, allotransplantation also has some side effects. A limiting factor in tissue allotransplantation for reconstructive surgery deals with the side effects of immunosuppression (metabolic disorders, malignancies, opportunistic infections) which is a predominant issue. The matching a donor and recipient under the cosmetic criteria (gender, age, ethnic background) is limited and complicated by the lack of organ and tissue donors across the world. Also it can not be forgotten that the the risk of transmitting infection is very high. Currently research is still being done and the risks and side effects are still being studied. Allotransplantation is still fairly new so much research has not be found and so it is changing and being updated.

"Composite Tissue Allotransplantation and Reconstructive Surgery". US National Library of Medincine.

My proposed change to this article is to include a section where it talks about the risk that comes from allotransplantation. This new addition will inform readers more about the side effects that come from allotransplantation. I will do more research on this topic to find out what the side effects are and come up with well formed section about it. This is important to the article because when looking up information and medical solutions a risk or potential side effects should be known. I will look for reliable sources that cover this topic of allotransportation and the risk of it. It is a bit hard to find a whole lot of information on this specific area since it is still new and not much research has been done. That is the difficulty of choosing an area where there is not much content or information available. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nguye432 (talk • contribs) 18:46, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

preganancy as allograft

I have deleted the section, it was mildly amusing, but no one would call an organ transplant a type of pregnancy so I do not see why pregnancy should by compared to organ transplantation. Methusedalot (talk) 01:00, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

The information in this section has nothing to do with Allotranslantion, it is un-encyclopedic and represents opinion, even if it is learned opinion.Methusedalot (talk) 03:57, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Etymology?

I'm wondering WHY it's called "homograft" if "homo-" means "same". That directly contradicts "allo-", and the intended meaning, except for the fact that both donors are humans.

Is the "homo" in this word Greek or Latin? If it's "homo" as in Homo Sapiens that would kind of make sense, but that "homo" is not generally used as a prefix.

ARE there any surgeons who use this term? I'm tempted to add a citation needed next to that.--Plavalagunanbanshee (talk) 12:04, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Possible Sources

1. "Allotransplantation." TheFreeDictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. This source is relevant because it gives a good summary and definition of what allotransplantation is. This provides relevant information pertaining to the topic.

2. Petit, François, Alicia B. Minns, Jean-Michel Dubernard, Shehan Hettiaratchy, and W. P. Andrew Lee. "Composite Tissue Allotransplantation and Reconstructive Surgery: First Clinical Applications." Annals of Surgery. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. This collection explains much about allotransplantation and gives a very nice overview of it and explains much detail. This source contains information that is not found in the other one above and contributes sometime different to the article.

3. "Composite Tissue Allotransplantation (CTA)." Plastic Surgery Department. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. This article gives information such as technical issues and other issues not talked about in other articles. Provides relevant information and provides a different stance. And more awareness on this topic.

4. "Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Research." American Society of Transplantation. N.p., 10 June 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. This article raises questions on the risk and drawbacks that comes from allotransplantation. This website is a website all about transplantation is different from the webistes before that were articles, this is a informative persuasive page.

5. "Medscape Log In." Medscape Log In. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. This article provides an overview of information similar as the other articles listed but this article talks more about the procedure of allotransplantation. And goes in depth about how it is done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nguye432 (talk • contribs) 22:51, 22 February 2016 (UTC)