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2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Donor-Recipient Gender-Mismatch on Long Term Function after Pancreas Transplantation
F. Messner,¹ C. Bösmüller,¹ M. Maglione,¹ M. Riedmann,² R. Oberhuber,¹ B. Cardini,¹ T. Resch,¹ S. Schneeberger,¹ C. Margreiter.¹
¹Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ²Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Background: Several studies in solid organ transplantation have shown a correlation between gender-match and risk of graft loss. In this study we aimed to analyze…
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Provision of Highly Specialized Aftercare by the Transplant Center Strongly Improves Patient, Pancreas and Kidney Allograft Survival in Long-Term Follow-Up after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
T. Schachtner,^1,2,3 M. Zaks,¹ A. Kahl,¹ P. Reinke.^1,2
¹Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ²Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ³Berlin Institute of Health BIH, Charite and Max Delbrueck Center, Berlin, Germany.
Despite rapid medical advancements in the field of transplantation, mean allograft survival remained at a standstill. If and to what extent a highly specialized and…
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Pre-Operative Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life for Pancreas Transplant Recipients
I. Mosca,³ S. Mittal,¹ J. Smith,² P. Friend.^1,3
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; ²Nuffield Department of Population Health, Health and Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; ³Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
A) AimsThe aim of this study is to identify the relative importance of pre-operative recipient and donor factors as possible predictors of post-pancreas transplant health-related…
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Decline in Pancreas Transplantation Numbers is Accompanied with Lower Publication Rates
S. Benjamens,¹ C. Margreiter,² E. de Koning,³ H. Leuvenink,¹ R. Pol.¹
¹University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: After several years of growth in many pancreas transplant (PTx) programs, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) reports a decline in PTx numbers…
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Evolutive Analysis of a 20-Year Pancreas Transplant Program
M. Perosa,¹ J. Branez,¹ L. Mota,¹ H. Noujaim,¹ B. Zeballos,¹ L. Ianhez,¹ L. Alvim,¹ D. Machado,¹ C. Watanabe,¹ F. Sergi,¹ M. Paredes,¹ T. Genzini-Miranda,² A. Silvestre,³ G. Martinho,⁴ T. Genzini.¹
¹Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Leforte Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Medical School, PUC Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Medical School, Sao Camilo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ⁴Medical School, Ciências Médicas Santa Casa, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
There is a worldwide trend towards a reduction in the annual number of pancreas transplants (PT). In Brazil, only two centers have performed more than…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Outcomes between Living and Deceased Kidney Donor Recipients in Pancreas after Kidney Transplantation
P. Ventura-Aguiar,¹ J. Ferrer,² I. Revuelta,¹ D. Paredes,³ E. De-Sousa,¹ J. Rovira,⁴ E. Esmatjes,⁵ J. Garcia-Valdecasas,² F. Oppenheimer,¹ F. Diekmann,¹ M. Ricart.¹
¹Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; ²Hepatobiliopancreatic and Liver Transplant Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; ³Organ Transplantation Coordination Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia I Trasplantament (LENIT), IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain; ⁵Diabetes Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
Pancreas outcomes in pancreas after kidney transplantation have been reported as being inferior to those from simultaneous pancreas-pancreas (SPK). The influence of kidney donor (living-…
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Pancreas Retransplantation: Outcomes of This Technical and Immunological Challenge over 38 Patients
F. Paret,¹ D. Cantarovich,² G. Karam,³ T. Batard,⁴ M. Nedelec,⁵ J. Branchereau.⁶
¹Urology and Transplantation, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France; ²Nephrology and Transplantation, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.
IntroductionPancreas transplantation is now a mastered technique for patients suffering from severe diabetes. However, a significant number of grafts are lost for technical and immunological…
2018 American Transplant Congress
A Study to Identify Marginal Factors for Donors of Pancreas Transplantation in Japan
T. Ito, T. Kenmochi, K. Kurihara, N. Aida.
Department of Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
ObjectiveAlthough pancreas transplantation is generally performed with donors in less-than-ideal condition in Japan, such as over 40% of donors being over 45 years of age…
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Waiting List Outcomes for Patients Registered for Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation
V. Surendrakumar,^1,2 J. Richards,^1,2 M. Hossain,² G. Pettigrew.^1,2
¹Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; ²Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
IntroductionSimultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) offers a survival advantage to diabetic kidney patients over deceased donor renal transplantation alone. Whereas outcomes for SPK transplantation…
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How Should Pancreas Transplant Rejection Be Treated?
F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, S. Salahuddin, K. Harrold, A. Djamali, B. Astor, J. Odorico, D. Mandelbrot.
Department of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
How Should Pancreas Transplant Rejection be Treated?Background: There is limited information about how to approach the treatment of pancreas rejection, particularly regarding the use of…