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  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Donor Procurement Characteristics in Contemporary Live Donor Pediatric Renal Transplantation Outcomes: An Analysis of 282 Cases.

    Z. Ahmed,1 R. Uwechue,1 P. Chandak,1 J. Stojanovic,2 N. Kessaris,1 N. Mamode.1

    1Abdominal Transplant Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 2Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

    Previous registry analyses have reported inferior graft survival rates when using laparoscopically procured organs and those with the greatest size mismatches between donor and recipient.…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Benefit of Protocol Biopsies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients.

    M. Nazario, O. Moussa, S. Self, K. Twombley.

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

    BackgroundMuch debate exists over the utility of protocol biopsies for pediatric kidney transplant recipients. While there is a growing amount of literature on the utility…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    A Visualization Software Platform for Managing a Kidney Paired-Donation Program.

    M. Bray,1 W. Wang,1 M. Rees,2 P. Song,1 A. Leichtman,3 V. Ashby,1 J. Kalbfleisch.1

    1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 2University of Toledo, Toledo, OH; 3Arbor Research, Ann Arbor, MI.

    A kidney paired-donation (KPD) program's aim is typically to maximize the number of transplants achieved via cycles among incompatible donor-candidate pairs, as well as chains…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    De Novo DQA/DQB Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Is Associated with Allograft Dysfunction in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (LT).

    U. Ekong, L. Bow, R. Morotti, J. Gannon, P. Valentino, P. Yoo, M. Rodriguez-Davalos, S. Emre.

    Yale New Haven Transplantation Center, New Haven.

    Antibody mediated rejection following LT is thought to be uncommon. Studies suggest HLA Ab that bind C1q may be deleterious to the TX allograft, &…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Conversion from Tacrolimus (TAC) to Sirolimus (SLR)-Based Immunosuppression in Pediatric Patients Who Underwent Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Hepatoblastoma – 2 Year Follow-Up.

    R. Hendrickson,1 W. Andrews,1 M. Davis,1 R. Cisneros,1 R. Fischer,2 J. Daniel.2

    1Pediatric/Transplant Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO; 2Hepatology, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO.

    Introduction: The appropriate use of Sirolimus (SRL) immunosuppression in pediatric liver transplantation has yet to be clearly defined. Even though Tacrolimus (TAC) is commonly used…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Results of a Biopsy Based, Early Intervention Treatment Protocols for BK Viraemia and BK Virus Associated Nephropathy.

    S. Jones,1 S. Waller,1 K. Lai,2,3 A. Hibbard,1 P. Trevillian,1 M. Heer.1

    1Newcastle Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 2Infectious Diseases and Immunology Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 3University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

    Background: Following the death of a renal transplant recipient (RTR) in 2003 following BK Virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN) and acute rejection, our centre adopted protocols…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Is CMV Prophylaxis Effective in CMV-Seropositive Patients Receiving Thymoglobulin as Induction Therapy?

    E. Feitosa, F. Agena, J. Reusing Jr, F. Lemos, E. David-Neto.

    Kidney Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clinicas - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    Thymoglobulin (ATG) used as induction therapy is considered a risk factor for CMV disease in renal transplantation (RTx) and prophylaxis is recommended. Our center policy…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Significant Association of Innate Immune Related Genes Polymorphism on Infectious Complications Following Early Post Renal Transplantation phase.

    L. Das, K. Ide, Y. Tanaka, S. Shimizu, N. Tanimine, S. Verma, H. Ohdan.

    Department of Gastroenrological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

    ObjectiveInfectious complication is the leading cause of graft dysfunction and patient loss after renal transplantation (RT). In the early post-transplant phase where acquired immunity is…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of Anxiety Following Live Kidney Donation.

    J. Leanza, A. Massie, D. Segev.

    JHU, Baltimore.

    Few studies have explored post-donation anxiety (PA) for live kidney donors. Donors who are younger, who develop post-op kidney-related morbidities, who are divorced, and who…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Virological Response at 4 Weeks With a Sofosbuvir-Based Antiviral Regimen in Liver Transplant Recipients with Recurrent Hepatitis C.

    T. Pastrana-Camacho,1 M. Bradley,1 H. Winters,1 S. Black,2 K. Porter,3 K. Mumtaz.4

    1Pharmacy, The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; 2Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; 3Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; 4Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.

    Background: The literature is growing in the area of safety, efficacy and tolerability of sofosbuvir (SOF)- based antivirals therapy (AVT) in recurrent hepatitis C virus…
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