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  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Safety and Efficacy of Suspended Gasless Laparoscopy Living-Donor Nephrectomy in Renal Transplantation.

    J. Tian.

    Organ Transplantation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.

    BACKGROUNDS: To develop a minimally invasive surgery for the kidney transplant donor and get the no CO2 pressure condition harvested kidney, we have developed suspended…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Predicting Delayed Kidney Graft Function with Gene Expression in Preimplantation Biopsies.

    T. Mourão,1,3 K. Mine,1 E. Campos,1,3 J. Medina-Pestana,2,3 H. Tedesco-Silva,2 M. Gerbase-De Lima.

    1Immunogenetics Institute, Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa - AFIP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; 2Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão, Fundação Oswaldo Ramos, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; 3UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

    Aiming to further the investigation of markers in pre-implantation biopsies (PIB) for the prediction of delayed graft function (DGF), we analyzed, in a different cohort…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Factors Associated with Prolonged Warm Ischemia Time Among Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients.

    A. Miller,1 B. Kiberd,1 I. Alwayn,2 S. Kim,3 K. Tennankore.1

    1Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; 2Surgery, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; 3Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    Prolonged warm ischemia time (the time from organ removal from cold storage to reperfusion with warm blood) is associated with graft failure and mortality among…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Utilization of Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation.

    D. Liang,1 S. Gordon Burroughs,1 J. Nolte,1 M. Boktour,1 J. Ensor,1 A. Ali,1 T. Hirase,1 J. Hall,1 S. Spear,1 L. Moore,1 C. Mobley,1 A. Saharia,1 S. Hai,2 A. Gaber,1 R. Ghobrial.1

    1Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston; 2Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami.

    Introduction: Protein-calorie malnutrition is common in patients with advanced liver disease and is a risk factor for poor outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). Perioperative parenteral…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Left Renal Vein Ligation for Management of Portal Hypoperfusion in Liver Transplantation.

    K. Putchakayala, W. Kane, K. Takahashi, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud.

    Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

    Intro: In orthotopic liver transplant (OLT), low portal venous flow (PVF) is an independent risk factor for 1-year mortality. Ligation of existing portosystemic shunts is…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Astagraf XL® and Prograf® in Renal Transplant Candidates Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

    A. Lichvar,1 A. Leino,1 T. Kaiser,1 T. Mizuno,2 T. Fukuda,2 U. Christians,1 R. Alloway,1 A. Vinks,2 E. Woodle,1 T. Diwan.1

    1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; 2Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati; 3University of Colorado, Denver.

    Purpose: The impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LGS) on immunosuppressive drug pharmacokinetics (PK) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PK following…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Ureteroenterostomy in Kidney Transplant: Retrospective Analysis of 30 Consecutive Cases.

    H. Marinho Neto, B. Leslie, J. Neves Neto, M. Almeida, A. Pessoa, J. Offernni, M. Nogueira, S. Ximenes, W. Aguiar, H. Tedesco, J. Medina Pestana.

    Kidney Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.

    INTRODUCTION: Lower urinary tract abnormalities are found in up to15% of adults and in 20-30% of children requiring kidney transplantation. Several will necessitate an enterocystoplasty…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Which Post-Transplant Complications Are More Common in Elderly Renal Recipients?

    F. Agena, F. Paula, B. Reichert, P. Neves, A. Piovesan, W. Nahas, E. David-Neto.

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

    Elderly recipients are listed for renal transplantation (RTx) more frequently. The immediate (first 60 days) post-transplant complications expected in this group have not been well…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for the Development of CMV Viremia in a Cohort of Morbidly Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients Under Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis.

    J. Thielke,1 N. Jasiak,1 N. Hilal,1 S. Salah,1 E. Benedetti,2 P. West-Thielke.2

    1Pharmacy Practice, Univ of IL-Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL; 2Dept of Surgery, Univ of IL-Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

    Background: The rate of Cytomegalovirus infections in kidney transplant recipients drastically diminished with the advent of oral ganciclovir and subsequently valganciclovir. However it continues to…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Parameters of Uremia-Associated Premature Ageing of Peripheral T Cells Do Not Predict Infectious Complications After Renal Transplantation.

    B. Dedeoglu, R. Meijers, M. Klepper, D. Hesselink, C. Baan, N. Litjens, M. Betjes.

    Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

    Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have a prematurely aged T-cell system, which may contribute to the uremia-associated immune deficiency. In this study we tested…
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