2018 American Transplant Congress
Assesment of a Novel Chronic Kidney Disease Educational and Goal Setting Tool among Liver Transplant Recipients
Background: Stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease(CKD) among liver transplant(LT) recipients is common and associated with diminished patient and graft outcomes. Our previous study showed that…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Liver Transplant Patients on Renal Sparing Protocol
As liver transplant outcomes have improved, long term native kidney function has taken a critical role in patient survival. Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), such as Tacrolimus…2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies throughout SLK Transplantation
Simultaneous Liver-Kidney transplantation provides a mechanism to protect the transplanted kidney from recognition by the recipient's immune response compared to solitary kidney transplant alone. High…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes after Living Liver Donation: Analysis of National Data Base
Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Every year, more than 800 healthy people undergo hepatic resection for living liver donation in Korea. Although 27 years has passed since the first…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Learning Curve in 100 Consecutive Live Liver Donors Undergoing Pure Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy
Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Introduction: Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy is evolving as a new option in live liver donor surgery considering donor's cosmetic and functional demand. However, laparoscopic donor major…2018 American Transplant Congress
Medical and Psychosocial Outcomes of Directed and Non Directed Living Liver Donors
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Few transplant centers accept Good Samaritan living liver donors. The aims of this study were to compare the medical and psychosocial outcomes of directed…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) at a Single Center- Intraoperative Technical Modifications and Optimization of Flow Dynamics to Improve Outcomes
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Objectives: While LDLT represents the dominant method of LTx in the East, it remains an underutilized procedure in the US, accounting for <5% of all…2018 American Transplant Congress
Modified Protocol for ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation with Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin without Plasma Exchange
Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Il-san Donggu, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Purpose: Since a variety of desensitization strategies including rituximab, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and plasma exchange (PE) have been introduced, the survival and outcomes of recipients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Pure Laparoscopic vs Open Living Donor Right Hepatectomy
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Background With the development of laparoscopic skills, its application has expanded in living donor liver transplantation. However, due to technical difficulties, pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy…2018 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Immunological Profiles of Adult ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Background: Adult ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor liver transplantation has been performed for acute liver failure or end stage liver diseases when deceased liver allografts or…
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