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2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Center Effect on Acute Liver Failure Outcomes in a National Cohort
N. Z. Wong, K. R. Reddy, T. Bittermann
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Transplant centers coordinate complex care for patients with acute liver failure (ALF), in whom liver transplantation (LT) can be lifesaving. This study examines associations…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Obese Recipients: Post-Transplant Weight Gain and Outcomes
D. Soma¹, Y. Park¹, P. Mihaylov¹, B. Ekser¹, M. S. Ghabril², M. A. Lacerda², N. Chalasani², R. S. Mangus¹, C. A. Kubal¹
¹Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²Transplant Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common cause of end-stage liver disease necessitating orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States. Several…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Liver Transplant Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Standardization on Resource Utilization and Recipient Selection
J. Rice¹, D. Hughes¹, J. R. Burton¹, E. D. Pomfret², J. J. Pomposelli², A. V. Ambardekar³, M. Kriss¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment (RA) prior to liver transplantation (LT) is a critical aspect of recipient selection, however data on optimal testing is…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Defining the Psychological Profile of Living Organ Donors Using Personality Assessment Inventory
W. T. Branagan¹, S. Huett¹, M. Grafals², W. E. Jackson³, E. A. Pomfret⁴
¹Division of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: We aim to assess the psychological profile of living organ donors using normative referenced psychological assessment of personality and pathology.*Methods: Evaluation for living kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Locally Unresectable, Undifferentiated Embryonal Cell Sarcoma
B. I. Babu, D. L. Bigam, K. Z. Dajani, J. A. Shapiro, N. Kneteman
General Surgery ( HPB & Transplant), University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Undifferentiated Embryonal Cell Sarcoma (UESL) of the liver is the third most common malignant liver disease of childhood presenting as a rapidly enlarging intra-abdominal…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Marginal Livers Have Excellent Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Metabolic Liver Disease
M. MacConmara, C. Feizpour, D. Desai, S. Hanish, P. Vagefi, A. Aqul, C. S. Hwang
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Pediatric patients with metabolic diseases are listed so that livers are preferentially allocated to them, having the option of receiving a very high quality…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Duration of Pre-Transplant Abstinence Does Not Predict Severe Relapses of Alcohol Abuse in High-Risk Alcoholic Liver Transplant Recipients
W. H. Kitchens
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The traditional requirement of >6 months pre-transplant sobriety for liver transplant recipients has been challenged by emerging literature, but risk factors for post-transplant recidivism…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Risk Factors and Outcomes for Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Post Pediatric Liver Transplantation
J. T. McDonald¹, T. Miloh², K. Thompson¹, K. Hosek³, J. Goss¹, C. Kennedy³
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, ³Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Evaluate which transplantation parameters have an association with HAT, as well as to determine the success rate of HAT intervention at TCH since 2011.*Methods:…
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Perioperative Management and Post-Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia and Urea Cycle Disorders: 20 Years’ Experience
P. Vuong¹, N. Ebel², A. Brubaker¹, P. Than¹, C. Baker², A. Pedroza¹, K. Taylor¹, S. Conlon¹, D. Romero¹, G. Enns², C. Esquivel¹
¹Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: To examine long-term outcomes after liver transplantation for organic acidemias and urea cycle defects at our center which utilizes standardized pre-, peri- and post-operative…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Re-Do Portal Vein Anastomosis vs Thrombectomy and Prophylactic Portal Vein Stenting Through Re-Opened Umbilical Vein- Breaching the Technical Barrier!
A. Thorat, D. Mirza, V. Raut, K. Shah, A. Raj
Organ Transplantation Center, Apollo Hospital New Mumbai, Mumbai, India
*Purpose: Acute portal venous thrombosis (PVT) in perioperative period after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in pediatric patients is a serious complication. It can lead…