Am J Transplant, Volume 16, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 51 of 180 - ATC Abstracts

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Pre-Transplant Prostate Cancer in Lung Transplant Recipients and Impact on Post-Transplant Morbidity and Mortality.
S. Ajani, M. Valapour, M. Budev.
Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
PurposeAssess the impact of pre-transplant prostate cancer on mortality after lung transplant and the incidence of recurrence of prostate cancer after transplant.MethodsThe electronic medical records…
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The Significance of Microvascular Inflammation in Antibody-Mediated Rejection in ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.
H. Ishihara,¹ H. Ishida,¹ K. Unagami,² T. Hirai,¹ M. Okumi,¹ K. Omoto,¹ T. Shimizu,¹ K. Tanabe.¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: In ABO-incompatible (ABOi) transplantation, the criteria for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) are controversial, as C4d deposition is common in ABOi. This study examined the impact…
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Antibody Titers as Predictors of Kidney Graft Outcomes.
A. Gilbert,¹ M. Zaheer,¹ O. Timofeeva,² S. Rosen-Bronson,² M. Awwad,² D. Li,² M. Grafals,¹ B. Javaid,¹ P. Abrams,¹ J. Verbesey,¹ M. Cooper.¹
¹Surgery, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC; ²Pathology, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
PURPOSE: Development of de novo donor specific antibody (dnDSA) following kidney transplantation is not uncommon. As laboratory techniques advance, rates of dnDSA have increased. However,…
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Kidney Transplant Induction Therapies: Risks of Death, Allograft Failure, Sepsis, and Cancer.
N. Koyawala,¹ J. Silber,² P. Rosenbaum,¹ R. Bloom,¹ W. Wang,² A. Hill,² S. Nazarian,¹ D. Sawinski,¹ J. Trofe,¹ M. Lim,¹ J. Schold,³ P. Reese.¹
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; ²The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Induction therapies are commonly used during kidney transplantation (~85% of transplants in 2012). Existing studies of induction therapy are limited by short follow-up and/or absence…
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Antithymocyte (ATG) Dose Density in Renal Transplant Recipients (RTR) with Early Graft Dysfunction (EGD).
S. Kuten, S. Patel, R. Knight, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, H. Podder, A. Gaber.
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
The cumulative amount of ATG for induction may be given as consecutive (cDD) or intermittent day dosages (iDD). iDD allows for leukocyte or platelet recovery…
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Projection versus Reality: KPSAM and KAS.
S. Gustafson, A. Israni, J. Pyke, N. Salkowski, J. Snyder, B. Kasiske.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN.
On December 4, 2014, the national kidney allocation system (KAS) was substantially revised. The decision to revise was based in part on results from the…
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Alterations in Central Carbohydrate Metabolism in Porcine Liver Allografts Preserved with a Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion (SNMP) System.
B. Banan, A. Cyr, R. Lopez, G. Michalopoulos, P. Fontes.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Introduction: Combination of reduced temperature and oxygenation via machine perfusion during liver allograft preservation has the potential to induce profound effects on hepatocyte bioenergetics and…
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Stem Cell-Mediated Regeneration of Ischemically Damaged Renal Allografts During Ex Vivo Warm Perfusion.
L. Brasile,¹ N. Henry,¹ B. Stubenitsky.²
¹BREONICS Inc., Watervliet, NY; ²Plastic Surgery, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Our goal is to address an unmet medical need by providing more kidneys for transplant. We asked 2 questions: Could a tissue-engineering platform be used…
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Normothermic Perfusion of Livers Donated After Circulatory Death: A New Clinically Relevant Experimental Model.
Y. Cao,¹ H. Chew,^1,2 K. Fernandez,¹ L. Gao,¹ J. Villanueva,¹ M. Hicks,¹ P. Macdonald,^1,2 K. Dhital,^1,2 H. Pleass.³
¹Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ²Cardiac Transplant Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ³The Department of Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Aim. Transplantation using livers donation after circulatory death (DCD) is associated with worse outcomes compared to using donation after brain death (DBD). Considerable research resources…
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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy with Transvaginal Extraction of the Kidney.
C. Champy,¹ L. Salomon,¹ I. Cholley,¹ A. Hoznek,¹ R. Yiou,¹ D. Vordos,¹ P. Grimbert,² P. Lang,² A. De La Taille.¹
¹Urology Department - INSERM U955, Henri Mondor, Créteil, France; ²Nephrology Department, Henri Mondor, Créteil, France.
Minimally invasive surgery aims to the reduction of complications, pain and scars. Thus, vaginal extraction of the donor's kidney has been reported as an option…