2013 American Transplant Congress
Hand Transplantation in Its Thirteenth Year: The Innsbruck Clinic Experience
Introduction: We describe here the outcome after two bilateral hand, one bilateral forearm and one unilateral hand transplantation at 12.5, 9.5, 6.5 and 3.5 years…2013 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation Does Not Reverse the Premature T Cell Ageing in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
Background End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have a defective T cell mediated immune system which is related to excessive premature ageing of the T cell…2013 American Transplant Congress
Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection Has a Limited Effect on the Immunological Age of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background Immunological ageing of the T cell compartment is related to a decreased T cell immunity. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in healthy individuals has been associated…2013 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Preoperative Anti-HLA Antibodies on Short-Term and Long-Term Graft Survival in Recipients with or without Rituximab Treatment
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background: The incidence of graft rejection has been remarkably reduced by immunosuppressive medications such as rituximab and immunological techniques such as the solid phase assay.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Renal Transplant Patients with Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Downregulates the Donor Specific Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
MSCs are arising as promising tool in solid organ transplantation to down regulate alloimmune responses. Defining the function and ways to monitor its immunologic effects…2013 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Donor Risk Index Is a Good Prognostic Tool for Graft Outcomes in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation with Short, Cold Ischemic Time
Background: The shortage of donor kidneys necessitates the use of expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys. However, prognostic tools for predicting allograft outcomes are required to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of HLA Mismatching on Sensitization Rates and Subsequent Re-Transplant after First Graft Failure in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients, The
University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
Introduction: United States allocation policies currently place less emphasis on HLA matching in pediatric kidney transplant candidates to minimize dialysis time. The impact these policies…2013 American Transplant Congress
Routine Use of Microsurgical Techniques To Minimize Hepatic Arterial Complications in 342 Consecutive Living Donor Liver Transplants
Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
Background: Microsurgery was introduced into living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in 1990 and since then it has gained worldwide recognition for effectiveness in small hepatic…2013 American Transplant Congress
Thymoglobulin Is Associated with a Significant Reduction in De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies and Antibody Mediated Rejection in Moderately Sensitized Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
De novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) are associated with antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) and graft failure following kidney transplantation. The impact of induction immunosuppression on…2013 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Life Outcomes Reported in Randomized Controlled Trials of Immunosuppressive Drug Regimens in Kidney Transplantation:
Background: The evaluation and selection of immunosuppressive drug regimens in kidney transplantation is increasingly focussed on long term patient and graft survival. An understanding of…
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