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2018 American Transplant Congress
Preoperative Anemia in Transfusion Free Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant May Be Associated with Poor Outcome
N. Kaur, A. Pita, C. Lane, M. Bhatnagar, L. Matsuoka, R. Selby, K. Dhanireddy.
Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Preoperative anemia can contribute to poor outcomes in transfusion-free (TF) kidney transplants (KT). There are no established guidelines on the acceptable degree of anemia.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Involvement of Additional Surgeons in Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation Does Not Affect Surgical Outcomes, in the Context of a Structured Robotic Surgery Program. Results from a CUSUM Analysis
F. Gheza,¹ C. Di Bella,¹ P. Giulianotti,¹ J. Oberholzer,² E. Benedetti,¹ I. Tzvetanov.¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ²Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Robot assisted kidney transplant (RAKT) is a good option for obese recipients. Our group first performed this procedure in 2009 and nowadays the experience includes…
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Artificial Graft Extension of Renal Vein in Living Kidney Transplantation
S. Cho,¹ W. Cho,¹ M-.J. Cho,¹ C. Choi,¹ S. Ahn,¹ S-.I. Min,¹ S-.K. Min,¹ S. Kim,² J. Ha.¹
¹General Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; ²General Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
Background. The recovered kidney sometimes has a renal vein short in length for a satisfactory anastomosis or in some cases the vein can be damaged…
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Minimal Invasive Surgery is Feasible and Safe in Patients with Liver and Kidney Transplant Patients
W. Yin.
Surgery, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan; School of Medicine Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Introduction: It is no doubt that laparoscopic surgery nowadays is widely used in many abdominal surgical procedures from laparoscopic cholecystectomy to Whipple procedure. However, there…
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Krüppel-Like Factor 15 is a Key Suppressor of the Glomerular Epithelial Cell Fibrosis under Centrifugal Force Driven Pressure
M. Yu,¹ Y. Kim,¹ H. Lee,¹ J. Lee,² R. Cha,³ C. Lee,⁴ Y. Kim,¹ S. Yang.⁵
¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; ²Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ³National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea; ⁵Seoul National University Kidney Research Institue, Seoul, Korea.
Hypertension is known to be responsible for a reduction in the number of functional nephrons of glomeruli due to fibrosis, which develops into a chronic…
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Novel Approach to Molecular Testing Using Routine Diagnostic Tissue
P. Herzyk,¹ F. McMonagle,¹ P. Shiels,¹ S. Coley.²
¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom; ²Columbia University, New York.
Currently, molecular diagnostics in kidney transplantation requires dedicated fresh tissue. This requirement limits use in mainstream clinical settings due to perceived increased patient risk in…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Genes with Housekeeping Function (GHF) in Renal Allograft Tissue: An RNA-Seq Analysis
Z. Wang,¹ L. Pan,² Z. Lyu,² G. Zeng,¹ P. Randhawa.¹
¹Department of Pathology, The Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China; ³Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) is poised to play a major role in the management of kidney transplant patients. It is very desirable to develop a set of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Single versus Bilateral Simultaneous Nephrectomy during Kidney Transplantation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
C. Choi,¹ S. Cho,¹ M-.J. Cho,¹ W. Cho,¹ S. Ahn,¹ S-.I. Min,¹ S-.K. Min,¹ S. Kim,² J. Ha.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea.
PurposeAlthough there are some controversies about nephrectomy in patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), simultaneous nephrectomy has done selectively. There are few report…
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Kidney Transplantation Alone in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients with Hepatitis B Liver Cirrhosis
M. Jang,¹ M. Lee,² S. Kim.¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Choengju St. Mary's General Hospital, Choengjusi, Republic of Korea.
BackgroundKidney transplantation (KT) alone in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with hepatitis B virus-induced liver cirrhosis (LC) remains controversial. This study compared outcomes of KT…
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Y-Adapter Mediated Next Gen Sequencing of BKPyV from Archived FFPE Tissue
E. Harake,¹ W. Wu,² J. Opp,² E. Farkash.¹
¹Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor; ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor.
Background: In a subset of renal transplant recipients with urothelial carcinoma, tumor cells show universal expression of BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV) proteins, a hallmark of oncoviruses.…