2017 American Transplant Congress
Toll-Like Receptor 4-Dependent CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein Homologous Protein Activation Induces Hepatocellular Cell Death in Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury.
Background: Critical role of Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been found in ischemia and reperfusion(IR) injury models. However, the relationship between…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pregnandy During Kidney Trasplantation in a Low Income Population.
Renal Transplant Unit, CRAI Sur - CUCAIBA, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background: The possibility of having a successful pregnancy in stage V chornic kidney failure improves after transplant, although the fertility rate is lower than in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk and Prognosis of Developing Procedural Complications in Renal Allograft Biopsy, Including AVF and DVT.
Kidney Surgery, Tokyo WOmen's Medical University, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
【Background】Percutaneous and ultrasound-guided renal allograft biopsy (RAB) is a gold standard procedure to evaluate renal allograft rejection. Because RAB is a relatively invasive test, we…2017 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Direct Acting Antivirals in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis
Background: Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection has a negative impact on graft survival. Prior treatments were poorly tolerated and had minimal cure rates. The…2017 American Transplant Congress
Polycystic Liver Disease Patients May Not Be Appropriately Represented by MELD Exception Policy.
Purpose: Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is a rare, but important disease whose mortality is not fully predicted by MELD score. Most patients with PCLD maintain…2017 American Transplant Congress
ECMO in Liver Transplant.
1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 2Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Introduction: Postoperative severe cardiopulmonary failure carries a high rate of mortality. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used as a salvage therapy when conventional therapies…2017 American Transplant Congress
Posttransplant Employment Patterns Are More Favorable in Patients with Solitary Pancreas vs. Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney (SPK) Transplants – The Impact of Native Kidney Function.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Introduction: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DM) is a debilitating disease resulting in life-limiting secondary complications. A successful pancreas (Pa) transplant (Tx) achieves normoglycemia, extends life expectancy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pancreatic Texture Assessment on Islet Isolation and Metabolic Outcome After TPIAT.
Introduction: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment for refractory chronic pancreatitis (CP). Chronic inflammation leads to fibrosis formation in pancreas and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pilot Study on Acupuncture in Living Liver and Kidney Donors.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
Pain is an important concern in living donation. The purpose of this study was to test feasibility of integrating an acupuncture intervention pre/post-living donation and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Operational Tolerance in Intestinal Transplantation: A Proven Possibility.
A The purpose of this study is to immunologically characterize the first operationally tolerant intestinal transplant (ITx) patient known to date.B Flow cytometry and rtPCR…
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