2013 American Transplant Congress
Robot Assisted Combined Kidney Transplantation and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
Background: Morbidly obese patients with end stage renal disease have a lower chance of obtaining kidney transplantation than non-obese counterparts because of high risk of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Differential Depletion and Recovery of Lymphocyte Subsets in Lymph Nodes of Alemtuzumab-Treated Cynomolgus Monkeys
Background: Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) is a humanized mAb directed against CD52 that depletes circulating but not bone marrow lymphocytes. A transient increase in proportion of circulating…2013 American Transplant Congress
Proton Beam Radiotherapy (PBRT) Versus Tace for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Prior to Liver Transplantation (LT)
We retrospectively analyzed our long term experience on the use of PBRT versus TACE for downstaging or bridge therapy of HCC prior to LT. Methods:…2013 American Transplant Congress
Natural Killer Cells Cause Apoptotic Cell Death and Micro-Inflammation in Early Mouse Kidney Allografts
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
The roles of natural killer (NK) cells in organ transplant injury and rejection are largely unknown. This is of particular interest, because current immunosuppressive drugs…2013 American Transplant Congress
Detailed Analysis of Cell-Mediated Immunity to Influenza Vaccination in Transplant Recipients, A
Alberta Transplant Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Introduction: Humoral responses to influenza vaccination in transplant recipients are variable. However, little is known about the generation of cell-mediated immunity after vaccination. We conducted…2013 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Zero-Time Biopsies in Deceased Renal Transplantation and One Year Graft Function
Zero-time biopsy provide important information about the organ quality; however its role as acute or chronic renal function predictor is not established. Materials and Methods:…2013 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation (SLK) from Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) Donors and from Donation after Brain Death Donors (DBD)
Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Data concerning outcomes of SLK tx from DCD donors is lacking. Methods: Patient and graft survivals were compared between 12 DCD-SLK and 54 DBD-SLK performed…2013 American Transplant Congress
Loss of Deceased Donor Livers to Technical and Systems Failures: A Difficult Determination with Possibly Easier Solutions
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York
INTRODUCTION: As compared to other donor organs, there is little data regarding damage to deceased donor livers during recovery. The objective was to generate an…2013 American Transplant Congress
Hypogammaglobulinemia after Solid Organ Transplantation: Prevalence and Risk of Infections within the First Year
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background: The aim of the study was to determine the rate of hypogammaglobulinemia and its relationship with the risk of infections during the first year…2013 American Transplant Congress
Occurrence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Predicts Risk of Subsequent Solid Organ Cancer, The
Rates of both solid organ and skin cancers after kidney transplantation are substantially increased. However, little is known about the relationship between non-melanoma skin cancer…
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