2015 American Transplant Congress
Down-Regulation of Autophagy Correlates With Increased Apoptosis in the Kidney, But Not in the Liver, of Brain Dead Rats
Organs from brain dead donors have inferior quality and show higher rejection rates after transplantation compared to living donors. Brain death (BD) in the donor…2015 American Transplant Congress
ABO Incompatible Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant With Positive Crossmatch. A Case Report
INTRODUCTION: Donor Specific (DS) antibodies and ABO incompatibility remain major immunological barriers in organ transplantation. Clinical evidence suggest the liver can protect a kidney from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Native Kidney Biopsy Does Not Predict Post Liver Transplant Renal Outcomes
Liver transplant (LT) recipients are at high risk of posttransplant renal disease but the extent of renal disease is often unrecognized in the pretransplant setting.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Renal Outcomes for Liver Transplant Recipients With Pretransplant Renal Dysfunction Receiving Sirolimus Or Tacrolimus With Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Induction
Published data are limited describing renal outcomes in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients prescribed de novo sirolimus (SRL) maintenance immunosuppression and rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG).…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Dysfunction After Liver Transplantation in Recipients With Pre-Transplant Normal Renal Function
Background. Renal dysfunction is a severe complication associated with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). The aim of our study is to identify the incidence…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Difference Between Anti-Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin(HBIG) Monotherapy and HBIG Combined With Entecavir in Liver Recipients
Background: To reduce the HBV reinfection after liver transplantation, anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) alone or combination with antiviral nucleotide analogues are usually used regimen. However,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Center-Level Variation of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Utilization
Liver waitlist registrants with kidney disease may receive simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplant, or liver-only (LT). Patient characteristics associated with SLK, and center-level variation in SLK…2015 American Transplant Congress
Split and Living Donor Versus Whole Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Adult Recipients: A Single Center Analysis
Liver Transplant Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, lyon, France.
INTRODUCTIONThe use of partial liver grafts in the context of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a matter ofdebate because of a supposed higher risk of cancer…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Product of Donor Age and Preoperative MELD, D-MELD, Predicts Surgical Outcomes After LDLT, When Using Small Graft
Background:Donor-recipient match is recognized as the factor well predicting recipient outcome in deceased donor liver transplantation. The aim of the present study is to evaluate…2015 American Transplant Congress
Live Donor Vs Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation Results in Identical Outcome in Recipients With Acute Liver Failure – An Important Choice for Critical Ill Patients
Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Introduction: Live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a valid alternative to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) in patients suffering from acute liver failure (ALF). Rapid…
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