Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 169 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Protocol for Health Information Exchange Living Donor Cohort Discovery.
M. Henderson,¹ A. Roberts,² A. Massie,³ D. Segev,³ W. Goggins,¹ C. Stone,¹ B. Dixon.^1,2
¹Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; ²Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN; ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Health information exchange (HIE) is the sharing of clinical and administrative data across the boundaries of health care institutions, health data, repositories, and states that…
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A Novel Intra-Abdominal Cooling System Prevents Graft Warming During Implantation for Robotic-Assisted Renal Transplantation.
R. Meier, M. Hagen, C. Joliat, J.-B. Buchs, A. Nastasi, R. Ruttimann, F. Lazeyras, P. Morel, L. Bühler.
Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Background and objectiveRobotic kidney transplantation is minimal invasive and leads to decreased surgical site infection. In this stetting, warm ischemia time remains a valid concern.…
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Preimplant Donor Histology Does Not Improve Discrimination of 5 Year Kidney Allograft Outcomes.
C. Traynor,¹ T. Dorman,² D. de Freitus,² P. Conlon,² C. O'Seaghdha.²
¹Nephrology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC; ²Nephrology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Kidney transplantation remains the best treatment option for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) and the most cost efficient method of renal replacement therapy. However, there is…
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Outcomes of Arterial and Venous Conduits for Vessel Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation.
J. Tan,¹ G. Oniscu.²
¹University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; ²Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Background: The use of hepatic artery (HA) and portal vein (PV) conduits is a recognised alternative technique in vessel reconstruction during liver transplantation. The hepatic…
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Severe Aortic Stenosis as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation.
R. Syed, P. Cox-Alomar, H. Bohorquez, G. Therapondos, N. Girgrah, S. Joshi, G. Tyson, T. Reichman, I. Carmody, G. Loss, A. Cohen, D. Bruce, E. Ahmed, J. Seal, P. Parrino, S. Ramee, N. Bzowej.
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Historically, severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) has been corrected surgically with aortic valve replacement. In patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD), cardiac surgery…
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Comparison of Surgical Correction Techniques for Post-Kidney Transplantation Vesicoureteral Reflux.
V. Turunç,¹ A. Eroğlu,² B. Tabandeh,¹ H. Dheir,² E. Basok,³ A. Erol.³
¹Department of General Surgery, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; ²Organ Transplantation Center, Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey; ³Department of Urology, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
PURPOSEThe aim of this study was to compare extravesical seromuscular tunnel lengthening technique with uretero-ureteral/pyelo-ureteral anastomosis techniques in post-transplant vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe…
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Relationship Between Dialisys Duration and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases in Kidney Transplantation Recipients.
K. Unagami,¹ M. Okumi,² T. Hirai,² Y. Okabe,³ K. Masutani,⁴ T. Shimizu,² K. Omoto,² M. Inui,² H. Ishida,² T. Kitazono,⁴ K. Nitta,¹ K. Tanabe,² The Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JACK).
¹Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ³Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; ⁴Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Background: Among kidney transplantation (KTx) recipients, the prevalence of Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is high. However, to our knowledge, the relationship between the prevalence of CVD…
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Quantiferon-CMV Test, CMV-Specific ELISPOT and CMV-Dextramer Assays in Assessing the Risk of CMV Infection in Seropositive Kidney Transplant Recipients.
H. Lee,¹ K. Park,² J. Ryu,² J. Yu,³ B. Chung,³ C. Yang,³ E.-J. Oh.¹
¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; ³Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the primary opportunistic pathogens and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Assessing…
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Predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder Among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.
M. Mohamed, S. Parajuli, B. Muth, A. Djamali, B. Astor.
Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.
Objective: Identifying predictors of Post Transplant Lymphoprolipherative Disorder (PTLD); early (0 - 3 years) and late in kidney transplantation.Methodology: Single center longitudinal study among kidney…
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C1q Donor Specific Antibody Associates with Post Transplant Biopsy Findings in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients.
S. Kuppachi,¹ D. Holanda,² S. Gallegos,³ E. Field.^3,4
¹Nephrology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA; ²Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA; ³Iowa Regional Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA; ⁴Immunology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
We performed monitoring of conventional donor specific antibodies (DSA) and C1q binding DSA (C1q DSA) to correlate levels with pathology findings in protocol kidney biopsies…