Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 125 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Deceased Non-A₂ Donor ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplantation – Promising Results with Anti-A/B Antibody Reduction Both Pre- and Post-Transplant.
U. Dahlgren,¹ G. Herlenius,¹ J. Mölne,² L. Rydberg,³ O. Samuelsson,⁴ W. Bennet.¹
¹Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; ²Department of Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; ³Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; ⁴Department of Nephrology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
IntroductionOne way to expand the donor pool for patients with acute liver failure could be to use deceased donor (DD) ABO-incompatible (ABOi) liver grafts. However,…
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When Liver Transplants and Procurement Occur at One Location – A National Study of Graft Survivals.
J. Ortiz,¹ N. Koizumi,² C. Kwon,² Y. Zhang,² C. Ortiz.³
¹University of Toledo, Toledo, OH; ²George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; ³Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
Organ procurement and placement processes entail complex scheduling, logistics and other administrative challenges, especially when organs travel outside the procuring Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) area.…
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Portal Venous Flow Volume Measurements May Aid Intraoperative Management of Large Portosystemic Shunts During Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
T. Pshak,¹ J. Roach,² F. Karrer,² M. Wachs.²
¹Transplant Surgery, Univ of Colorado, Aurora, CO; ²Transplant Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
PURPOSE: In pediatric patients undergoing liver transplantation, portal hypoperfusion can result in irreversible portal vein thrombosis and early graft loss. Intraoperative hepatic hemodynamic studies have…
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Slipping Through the Cracks: Late Onset BK Viremia.
J. Gandhi,¹ M. Mackenzie,¹ D. DeWolfe,² F. Cardarelli,³ M. Pavlakis,³ C. Tan.^1,4
¹Center for Virology & Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, MA; ²Division of Nephrology, BIDMC, Boston, MA; ³The Transplant Institute, BIDMC, Boston, MA; ⁴Division of Infectious Disease, BIDMC, Boston, MA.
Introduction: Most studies indicate that viremia caused by BK virus (BKV), the step preceding BKV associated nephropathy (BKVN) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), occurs within…
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The Clinical Differences Between First and Second Kidney Transplant in IgA Nephropathy: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.
C. Baek,¹ J. Lee,² J. Park,³ H. Kim,¹ Y. Kim,² W. Huh,³ J. Yang,⁴ D. Han,⁵ S.-K. Park.¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ³Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁴Transplantation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ⁵Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background Recurrent IgA nephropathy (IgAN) after renal transplantation has been reported to range between 12% and 65%. However, few data are available on the second…
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Prostate Cancer Characteristics and Outcome in Renal Transplant Recipients: Results from a Contemporary Monocentric Study.
C. Pettenati,¹ A.-S. Jannot,² V. Verkarre,³ S. Hurel,¹ H. Kreis,⁴ M. Housset,⁵ C. Legendre,⁴ A. Méjean,¹ M.-O. Timsit.¹
¹Department of Urology and Transplant surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ²Department of Statistics, Computing and Public Health, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ³Department of Pathology, Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ⁴Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; ⁵Department of Onco-Radiotherapy, Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
Objective To analyze prostate cancer characteristics in a contemporary monocentric renal transplant recipients (RTR) population and to compare oncological outcome after radical prostatectomy (RP) with…
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Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induced Thrombocytopenia and Bleeding After Kidney Transplantation.
M. Dokus,¹ A. Patel,¹ J. Iuppa,² E. Venniro,³ A. Danzig,¹ J. Cooley,² J. Taylor,³ R. Kashyap,¹ M. Orloff.¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ²Department of Pharmacy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ³Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Background: Bleeding is a significant challenge after renal transplantation. Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) induced thrombocytopenia may increase bleeding after kidney transplantation (KTx), but this association has…
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Evaluation of Long Term Outcome After Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Sequential 653 Recipients with or without Viral Infection: Is HBV & HCV Co-Infection Better Than the Monoinfection? A Single Center Retrospective Analysis.
H. Yang, A. Thorat, L. Jeng, C.-C. Yeh, T.-H. Chen, S.-C. Hsu, K.-S. Poon.
Organ Transplantation, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Background:End-stage liver disease secondary to HBV and HCV coinfection is not uncommon in Asia.However,long term outcome of such patients after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT)…
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Accepted Mouse Kidney Allografts Are Characterized by Widespread Nitrosylation.
I. Aljabban, B. Jiang, C. Yang, D. Ndishabandi, R. White, P. Russell, J. Madsen, R. Colvin, A. Alessandrini.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Dept. of Surgery, Dept. of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Leukocytes can modulate the immune response through manipulation of amino acid metabolism. Research indicates that depletion of L-arginine and generation of nitric oxide (NO) suppresses…
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The Impact of Sequential Gene Modifications on Cardiac Xenograft Survival.
K. Horvath,¹ A. Singh,¹ J. Chan,¹ M. Thomas,² B. Lewis,² D. Ayares,³ P. Corcoran,¹ M. Mohiuddin.¹
¹CSRP, NHLBI/NIH, Bethesda, MD; ²DVR / ORS, NIH, Bethesda, MD; ³Revivicor, Inc, Blacksburg, VA.
Introduction: One of the major advances in xenotransplantation is the ability to modify donor pig genetics. Using rapidly evolving techniques of pig cloning and gene…