2017 American Transplant Congress
Send Diabetes on a Long Trip: The Pancreas Travels Well.
Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Pancreas transplantation (PTx) has been on a dramatic decline in the last decade. Numerous factors have contributed to the waning momentum seen in the early…2017 American Transplant Congress
HLA Mismatching Does Not Have an Impact on Graft or Patient Survival in Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation. A Single Institution Experience.
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis
Purpose: There is conflicting data on whether the level and type of HLA mismatching (MM) has an impact on pancreas, kidney, or patient survival in…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Donor Vasoactive Drugs with Pancreas Transplant Graft Survival.
Introduction: Vasoactive drugs (VaD) are commonly used to correct abnormal haemodynamics of organ donors in Intensive Care Units (ICU). VaDs can differentially affect insulin secretion…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Transplant with Duodeno-Duodenostomy and Caval Drainage Using a Diamond Patch Graft: A Single-Center Experience.
Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
Background: The surgical technique used in pancreas transplant is essential for patient safety and graft survival, and problems exist with conventional strategies. When enteric exocrine…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney Transplant Recipients Are Predisposed to Symptomatic CMV-Infection and Concomitant Infectious Complications.
Infections have increased in simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant recipients (SPKTRs) with CMV-infection being the most important viral infection with adverse impact on patient and allograft outcomes.…2017 American Transplant Congress
BK Virus in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation.
BK virus (BKV) may produce nephropathy that could lead to graft failure. The most effective treatment is to decrease immunosuppression (IS). In simultaneous pancreas kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pancreatic Texture Assessment on Islet Isolation and Metabolic Outcome After TPIAT.
Introduction: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment for refractory chronic pancreatitis (CP). Chronic inflammation leads to fibrosis formation in pancreas and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Contributing Factors and Impact of Microbial Contamination in Human Islet Isolation and Transplantation.
BackgroundThe microbiological safety of islet preparations is of paramount importance. Preservation medium contamination is frequent and its impact on islet yield and function remains unclear.MethodsAll…2017 American Transplant Congress
Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation Improves Quality of Life Allowing for the Resolution of the Intractable Pain with Good Glucose Control in Properly Selected Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.
1Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background: There is a group of Total pancreatectomy (TP) is offered as a last option to patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) who despite optimal treatment…2017 American Transplant Congress
Initial Experince with Total Pancreatectomy-Islet Auto-Transplantation (TP-IAT) for Chronic Pancreatitis at the University of Louisville.
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) represents a highly significant healthcare challenge in Kentucky. To address this need, we created a TP-IAT program to cure patients of this…
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