2016 American Transplant Congress
Concordance Between Pancreatic Rejection and Kidney Rejection and Kidney Survival in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation.
Transplant Nephrology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Purpose: It is not known whether pancreas rejection is associated with increased kidney rejection. Also, it is not known whether pancreas survival affects kidney and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Validation of SUITO Index and C-Peptide/Glucose Creatinine Ratio as Convenient Tools for the Evaluation of the Short and Long-Term Islet Allograft Function.
Background: Mixed Meal Tolerance Test (MMTT) together with the beta-score are standard tools to evaluate beta-cell function after islet transplantation but utilization of the test…2016 American Transplant Congress
The In Vivo Non-Invasive Long-Term Functional Assessment of Neuronal Regeneration in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.
The neuronal regeneration is a key issue of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA).As for the generally used functional observations, behavior testing or invasive functional inspection (e.g.…2016 American Transplant Congress
A2 Kidneys into B Recipients: Is Postoperative Anti-A1 Titer Monitoring Useful?
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background: Since the introduction of the new Kidney Allocation System in December 2014, our center implemented a protocol for transplanting A2 kidneys into B recipients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Follow Up of Kidney Donors with Asymptomatic Renal Stones.
BACKGROUND:Kidney stones are often found incidentally in potential renal donors and there is a concern that they may become symptomatic and cause damage in the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Exosomal Annexin A1 Is a Predictive Biomarker of Post Kidney Transplant Complications.
IntroductionMonitoring of kidney allograft condition is important. We had exhibited non-invasive diagnostic modality of post-kidney transplant complications using urine exosomal and microvesicule (EMV) mRNA of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcome in Pure T-Cell Mediated Acute Rejection of the Kidney with No Donor Specific Antibody or C4d Staining.
Background: T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) is now considered to have little impact on renal graft function. This study re-evaluated the histologic phenotypes and clinical significance…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
PURPOSE: Currently, there are no guidelines for the management of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients being evaluated for liver transplantation (LT).…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Intra-Arterial Liver Directed Therapy Does Not Increase the Risk of Hepatic Arterial Misadventures in Liver Transplantation.
Background: Pretransplant liver directed therapy has emerged as standard of care for patients with end stage liver disease complicated by unresectable hepatocellular cancer. The aim…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes After Splenectomy for Small-for-Size Syndrome in Live Donor Liver Transplantation.
Transplantation, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Introduction: The use of lower volume liver grafts has the potential to expand the donor pool in adult-to-adult live donor liver transplantation (LDLT), but is…
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