2016 American Transplant Congress
Protective Effects of Nrf2 Over-Activation in Myeloid Cells During Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Correlates with Stat3 Signaling in Hepatocytes.
Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a consequence of liver resection and liver transplantation. The Nrf2-antioxidant response element pathway is a key mediator of cellular defense against…2016 American Transplant Congress
Short-Term Starvation Attenuates Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by SIRT1-Autophagy Signaling in Mice.
Calorie restriction or starvation (fasting) has some beneficial effects on prolongation of life and increased resistance to stress. Calorie restriction has also been shown to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Donor Nephrectomy: Long-Term Outcomes with Four Different Techniques Between 1963 and 2014 at a Single Institution.
PURPOSE: The development of minimally-invasive approaches to donor nephrectomy (DN) has been primarily driven by the potential advantages it presents the donor. Questions remain over…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Families on Organ Donation Among Native Americans.
Background: Prevalence of end-stage renal disease is 3.5 times greater among the >2.5 million Native Americans (NAs) in the US than in Caucasians, due to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy Donor.
PurposeThin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) is the most common cause of persistent glomerular hematuria. Most individuals with TBMN shows benign course, but it is hard…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fractional Excretion of NGAL Instead of 99mTcMAG3 Renography to Monitor Resolution of Delayed Graft Function.
Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: Kidneys transplanted from extended criteria donors have a higher prevalence of delayed graft function (DGF). Early identification of factors that prolong duration of DGF…2016 American Transplant Congress
Preimplantation and Post-Transplant Serial Biopsies of Standard and Extended Criteria Donor Kidneys: Intragraft Molecular Profiles and Effect of Different Immunosuppressive Protocols.
Background: Use of extended criteria donor kidneys (ECD) carries the fear of to transplant of inferior quality and therefore of high discard rate. Clinical tools…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Perioperative Anemia and Associated Transfusion Requirements in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients.
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) maybe associated with massive blood loss due to the complex hemostatic abnormalities of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and surgical complexity. Blood…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Severe Aortic Stenosis as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation.
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Historically, severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) has been corrected surgically with aortic valve replacement. In patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD), cardiac surgery…2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Surgical Correction Techniques for Post-Kidney Transplantation Vesicoureteral Reflux.
PURPOSEThe aim of this study was to compare extravesical seromuscular tunnel lengthening technique with uretero-ureteral/pyelo-ureteral anastomosis techniques in post-transplant vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe…
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