2017 American Transplant Congress
Posttransplant Employment Patterns Are More Favorable in Patients with Solitary Pancreas vs. Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney (SPK) Transplants – The Impact of Native Kidney Function.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Introduction: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DM) is a debilitating disease resulting in life-limiting secondary complications. A successful pancreas (Pa) transplant (Tx) achieves normoglycemia, extends life expectancy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Safety of Percutaneous Pancreas Allograft Biopsy in Enteric Drained Pancreas Transplants.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background: Pancreas allograft biopsy (Bx) is the gold standard in diagnosing allograft rejection. The safety of this procedure has been controversial, thus limiting its widespread…2017 American Transplant Congress
Does Pancreas Transplantation for the Patients with Diabetes Showed Significant Survival Benefit?
Background : Pancreas transplantation was considered a therapeutic option for patients with complicated DM. However, in the past decade, the annual number of PT performed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Solitary Pancreas Transplantation – Do Steroids Matter?
University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago
Background: Corticosteroids remain the cornerstone of maintenance immunosuppression following pancreas transplantation but are associated with significant short- and long-term complications. Data regarding steroid sparing regimens…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcome of Pancreas Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
Introduction: The age of the recipient is an important factor affecting the outcome of pancreas transplantation. In elderly people, it was a taboo due to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Intraomental Non-Purified Islet Transplantation Isolated from DCD Donor Pancreas.
Transplant Center, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China
Objective: We have proved that omentum was a more efficient site to perform non-purified islet transplantation with more safety in Beagle dog islet auto-transplantation model.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improved Method to Obtain High Islet Mass from Severely Fibrotic Pancreatitis Pancreases Intended for Clinical Islet Auto-Transplantation.
A total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplant (TPIAT) offers substantial pain relief and improved quality of life for pancreatitis patients. Isolating a large quantity of islet…2017 American Transplant Congress
Insulin Therapy in Pancreas Donors as a Predictor of Subsequent Transplant Outcome.
Introduction: Brain stem death causes high levels of systemic catecholamines and inflammation affecting all organs. These changes, and the routine use of high-dose corticosteroids in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Serum Lipase Levels in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation May Indicate Anti-HLA Donor Specific Antibody Response.
Background: Development of anti-HLA donor specific antibodies (DSAs) has been associated with inferior pancreas transplant outcomes. We analyzed data for pancreas and kidney transplant recipients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Re-Transplant Rate in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplant Recipients.
Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Bladder drainage, although no longer the most commonly performed method for exocrine drainage of the pancreas, remains an option for patients undergoing simultaneous pancreas- kidney…
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