Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 21 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Effect of Pylorus Preservation Procedure on Patient and Graft Outcome in Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation.
R. Shahbazov,¹ A. Dabous,² G. Yoshimatsu,² H. Fernandez,² G. Saracino,² B. Naziruddin,² N. Onaca,² P. Kim,² M. Levy.³
¹Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottsville, VA; ²Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, TX; ³Transplant Division, VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Introduction: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment to retain pancreatic endocrine function while alleviating intractable pain in Chronic Pancreatitis. The role…
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Hospital Readmissions Following Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A Multi-Center Study.
B. Orandi, E. King, X. Luo, S. Bae, B. Lonze, R. Montgomery, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Desensitization and incompatible live donor kidney transplantation (ILDKT) has improved survival vs. forgoing transplant or waiting for a compatible one. It is unknown if increased…
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NEAD Chains Do Not Disadvantage Blood Type O, Black, or Highly Sensitized Patients.
M. Rees,¹ J. Roberts,² K. Lentine,³ A. Roth,⁴ A. Leichtman,⁵ H. Xiao,³ S. Rafizadeh,¹ E. Neidich,² M. Melcher.⁴
¹UT, Toledo; ²UCSF, SF; ³SLU, St Louis; ⁴Stanford, Palo Alto; ⁵Arbor Res, Ann Arbor.
Introduction: NEAD chains raised concern that wait-listed blood type (BT) O patients and racial minorities would be disadvantaged by allocation of a non-directed donor (NDD)…
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Reduced Incidence of Rejection in AB0-incompatible Kidney Transplantation – Five Year Follow-Up in a Single Center.
A. Weidemann, F. Karpf, T. Dienemann, K. Birkner, J. Jacobi, K.-U. Eckardt.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Introduction:Living kidney donation is the method of choice to expand the donor pool in times of severe organ shortage. In many centers, AB0-incompatible kidney transplantation…
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Biopsies for Delayed Graft Function After Alemtuzumab Induction in Kidney Transplantation: The Incidence of Early Rejection After Alemtuzumab Is Very Low but Not Negligible.
E. McGuire, C. Roufosse, T. Cook, D. Ashby, T. Cairns, J. Galliford, M. Willicombe, D. Taube, A. McLean.
Imperial Kidney & Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare, London, United Kingdom.
IntroductionUK practice advocates transplant biopsy (Bx) at day 7, then weekly in the presence of delayed graft function (DGF) because if missed, early rejection adversely…
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The Impact of Allograft Rejection on DNA Methylation After Kidney Transplantation.
K. Boer, E. de Wit, D. Hesselink, L. Hofland, M. Betjes, C. Baan.
ErasmusMC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Introduction DNA methylation is a well-known epigenetic mechanism which plays a critical role in cell function by regulating gene expression. Variations in DNA methylation are…
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Intraoperative Blood Loss Is a Promoter of Early Tumor Recurrence in Liver Transplant Patients with High Risk Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
A. Kornberg,¹ U. Witt,¹ J. Kornberg,² H. Friess,¹ K. Müller,³ K. Thrum.⁴
¹Surgery, Technical University, Munich, Germany; ²Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; ³FSU, Jena, Germany; ⁴Pathology, Helios-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.
Background:Currently, there is an increasing body of evidence that risk of early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) relapse following liver transplantation (LT) may be promoted by mechanisms…
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Pretransplant Serum Hyaluronic Acid Can Be a Prognostic Predictor in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
S. Mizuno,¹ B. Das,² Y. Iizawa,¹ H. Kato,¹ Y. Murata,¹ A. Tanemura,¹ N. Kriyama,¹ Y. Azumi,¹ M. Kishiwada,¹ M. Usui,¹ H. Sakurai,¹ S. Isaji.¹
¹Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Mie University, Tsu, Japan; ²Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Objectives:Recently, hyaluronic acid (HA) levels of the solution during graft preservation has been reported to be associated with primary non function in deceased donor liver…
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A Multi-Center Study of Factors That Increase Cognitive Load in Living Donor Liver Transplants.
A. Lee,¹ R. Khorzad,¹ E. Pomfret,² J. Guarrera,³ R. Fisher,⁴ M. Simpson,² A. Skaro,¹ A. Daud,¹ N. Salehitezangi,¹ D. Woods,¹ D. Ladner.¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; ²Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA; ³Columbia University, New York, NY; ⁴Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy, Richmond, VA.
Background: Studies have shown that distractions in the operating room (such as phones/pagers, irrelevant conversations, ins and outs) can negatively affect concentration and performance, and…
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A 30% Decrease in Post-kidney Transplant Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) from 6 Mo-2 Y Is a Surrogate for 5 Y eGFR: Results from Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation-(CTOT)-17.
G. Faddoul,¹ G. Nadkarni,¹ D. Hricik,² P. Heeger,¹ CTOT17 Investigators.
¹Medicine and Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, Icahn School of Medicine, NY, NY; ²Medicine, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Predicting long-term kidney allograft outcomes using early clinical/biomarker data could guide individualized therapy. Emerging evidence in progressive native kidney disease indicates >30% decrease in eGFR…