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2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Experience Transplanting Undocumented Immigrants with ESRD at a Single Institution: Outcomes and Challenges
R. T. Christie¹, R. M. Nygaard², C. J. Richardson¹, M. J. Hill¹, T. Anderson-Haag³, A. Israni⁴, P. A. Stahler¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, ²Surgery, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, ³Transplant Pharmacy, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: In July of 2016, Minnesota became the second state in the nation to provide coverage for kidney transplantation to patients, regardless of immigration status,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Causes of Kidney Allograft Loss (GL) in the Current Era of Donor-Specific Alloantibody (DSA) Testing
M. Merzkani¹, X. Benavides¹, M. D'Costa¹, B. Smith¹, W. Park¹, A. Rule¹, H. Chakkera², K. Reddy², M. Alexander¹, H. Amer¹, M. El Ters¹, C. Schinstock¹, R. Heilman², A. Bentall¹, M. Stegall¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine the causes and risk factors (RF) for renal GL in the era since the widespread adoption…
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Trends in Time to Graft Loss by Dialysis Vintage
P. Ahearn, C. Lenihan, J. Scandling
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: Preemptive transplantation has been shown to be beneficial regarding all-cause graft failure compared to transplantation after dialysis initiation, and transplantation after a shorter time…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Analyzing Causes for Death-Censored Graft Failure
M. Mayrdorfer, L. Liefeldt, N. Lachmann, W. Düttmann-Rehnolt, F. Halleck, M. G. Naik, P. Glander, K. Budde
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Since it has been proposed that several causes could contribute to graft loss (GL), we analyzed graft failure in our center and attributed a…
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Analysis of 1000 Protocol Kidney Biopsies: Complications, Benefits, and Predictive Potential of Prior Sensitization
M. Eslami¹, J. Patel², S. Karzai¹, D. T. Collins¹, C. Liu¹, J. Jonsson¹, R. Wali¹, J. B. Piper¹
¹Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, ²General Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
*Purpose: Protocol biopsy of kidney transplants can allow for early recognition of treatable findings, both immunologic and non-immunologic. This comes with the risk of biopsy…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Rejection, Rejection Therapy and Renal Function in the BEST Trial
H. Kuzaro¹, A. R. Shields², A. Wiseman³, S. Tremblay¹, A. Christianson¹, D. Kaufman⁴, J. Leone⁵, A. Matas⁶, P. West-Thielke⁷, R. R. Alloway¹, E. S. Woodle¹
¹U Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³U Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁴U Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁵Tampa General, Tampa, FL, ⁶U Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁷UIC, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The BEST Trial (Belatacept-based Early Steroid Withdrawal) compared two belatacept (BELA)-based early corticosteroid withdrawal (ESW) regimens and alemtuzumab (ALEM) or rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Urine Qisant Score: Non-Invasive, Accurate, Diagnosis and Prediction of Kidney Transplant Rejection
J. Y. Yang¹, R. Sarwal¹, T. Sigdel¹, I. Damm¹, B. Rosenbaum¹, J. Liberto¹, C. Chan-On¹, J. Alberu², F. Vincenti¹, M. M. Sarwal¹
¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of Mexico, Instituto Nacional De Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Accurate and non-invasive monitoring of renal allografts post-transplant is essential for early detection of acute rejection (AR) and to directly impact the long-term survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Small Pediatric Donor Kidneys to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation for Underappreciated Uremic Children in China
X. Su¹, W. Shang², L. Liu¹, Y. Feng², H. Zhang¹, J. Li¹, Q. Fu¹, X. Pang², G. Feng², C. Wang¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Kidney Transplantation Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
*Purpose: We previously reported that children with end-stage renal disease had less chance to access to kidney transplantation from deceased donors in China. The number…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcome and Surgical Complications Following Live-Donor Kidney Transplantation in Children Weighting Less Than 15 Kg: A Single Center Experience in Japan
Y. Aoki¹, H. Satoh², Z. Matsui², R. Hamada³, R. Harada³, M. Muramatsu⁴, Y. Hamasaki⁴, S. Shishido⁴
¹Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan, ²Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTx) is considered more technically challenging in small children, incurring a higher risk of potential surgical and vascular complications. Intraperitoneal approach of…
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The Importance of BMP4 Gene Defects in Renal Transplant Patients with CAKUT
E. Baskin¹, V. Sahin¹, Y. Terzi², K. Gulleroglu¹, N. Uslu³, A. Akdur⁴, G. Moray⁴, F. Sahin², M. Haberal⁴
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Genetics, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Radiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) represent the major causes of chronıc renal failure in children. Urinary tract formation is a…