Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 176 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections After Liver Transplantation: 4 Year Prospective Study.
Y. Natori, R. Kassar, A. Iaboni, S. Hosseini-Moghaddam, D. Vu, S. Husain, E. Renner, C. Rotstein.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
IntroductionDeceased and living donor liver transplantation (LT) is a lifesaving procedure for individuals with liver failure. However, despite the use of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis at…
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Excellent Results of Living-Related Renal Transplant Recipients Treated with High-Dose Mizoribine – Comparison of Taclorimus with CsA for Two Years Result by a Japanese Multicenter Study.
N. Yoshimura, K. Nishimura, K. Akioka, M. Shimazu, K. Nose, T. Nishioka, N. Nakamura, K. Uchida, T. Nakatani, H. Ushigome.
Japanese Multicenter Study Group of High Dose Mizoribine in Kidney Transplantation, Kyoto, Japan.
(Aims) Mizoribine (MZR) has been developed as an immunosuppressive agent, but has a less potent immunosuppressive effect up to 3 mg/kg/day. The widespread use of…
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Impact of Everolimus and Low-Dose Ciclosporin on Cytomegalovirus Replication and Disease in Pediatric Renal Transplantation.
B. Höcker,¹ S. Zencke,¹ L. Pape,² K. Krupka,¹ L. Kösters,¹ A. Fichtner,¹ L. Dello Strologo,² I. Guzzo,² R. Topaloglu,² B. Kranz,² J. König,² M. Bald,² N. Webb,² A. Noyan,² H. Dursun,² S. Marks,² Z. Ozcakar,² F. Thiel,² H. Billing,² M. Pohl,² H. Fehrenbach,² P. Schnitzler,¹ T. Bruckner,¹ L. Weber,² R. Feneberg,² T. Ahlenstiehl-Grunow,² B. Tönshoff.¹
¹University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; ²Certain Research Community, Germany, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Purpose: Preclinical studies indicate an anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) activity of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor (mTORi) everolimus (EVR), but data in pediatric renal transplant recipients…
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Geographic Variability in Access to Transplant Centers for Children with End-Stage Renal Disease.
C. Toro,¹ M. Ross,^1,2 D. Wiebe,² S. Amaral.^1,2
¹Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Phila, Philadelphia, PA; ²Biostatistics and Epidemiology, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment for pediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD); yet, there is substantial variability in waiting times for deceased donor kidneys…
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Compensating Live Kidney Donors: The Views of United States Voters.
J. Fisher,¹ T. Peters,² R. Gish,³ R. Howard.⁴
¹Surgery, Scripps Center for Organ Transplantation, La Jolla, CA; ²Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL; ³Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA; ⁴Surgery, LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services, Gainesville, FL.
Purpose: An increasing number of U.S. patients die waiting for a kidney transplant. Financial compensation of living donors is one possible remedy for the organ…
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The Heterogenous Genomic Landscape of Unresectable Hepatoblastoma Requiring Liver Transplantation: Prognostic Implications.
M. Ningappa, B. Higgs, S. Ranganathan, C. Ashokkumar, R. Sindhi.
Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Hepatoblastoma, the most common pediatric liver malignancy, is cured by chemotherapy and surgical resection. Locally invasive/multifocal tumors require liver transplantation (LTx). A unique tumor…
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The Effect of Maternal Graft in Early Acute Cellular Rejection After Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Y. Noguchi,¹ T. Ueno,¹ K. Bessho,² Y. Takama,¹ H. Yamanaka,¹ N. Tanaka,¹ Y. Tazuke,¹ H. Okuyama.¹
¹Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; ²Pediatrics, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Objectives: It has been reported that the living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in which the patients received a maternal graft could be more successful compared…
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Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney Transplantation Increases the Risk of Late-Onset BKV-Associated Nephropathy.
T. Schachtner,^1,2 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.
Infections have increased in simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant recipients (SPKTRs) with BKV-associated nephropathy (BKVN) being the most important infectious cause of allograft loss. Comparisons of BKVN…
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Tacrolimus Precision Medicine: Antibiotics Increase Intra-Patient Variability in Tacrolimus Trough Concentrations in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Y. Zheng, J. Lee, A. Masand, D. Dadhania, M. Thangamani, M. Suthanthiran.
Medicine/Nephrology and Hyeprtension, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
BACKGROUND. The gut microbiome impacts drug absorption, metabolism, and distribution and was recently shown to be associated with tacrolimus dosing requirements. Since antibiotics can alter…
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Urgent Kidney Transplantation as Successful Treatment of Calciphylaxis in Three Patients with End-Stage Kidney Failure.
E. Nordheim,¹ D. Dahle,¹ I. Syse,¹ A. Åsberg,^1,2 A. Reisæter,¹ H. Holdaas,¹ T. Jenssen,^1,3 A. Hartmann.^1,4
¹Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; ²Shool of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ³Kidney, Arctic University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway; ⁴Institute of Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Background: Calciphylaxis often referred to as calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) is a rare and serious complication with limited treatment options. Kidney transplantation restores kidney function…