Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 181 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Impact of Pancreas Transplant Failure in Quality of Life in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Transplantation.
B. Alharbi, S. Aquil, H. Sharma, O. Ali, P. Luke, A. Sener.
Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology, Matthew Mailing Center for Translational Transplant Studies, Western University, London, London, ON, Canada
BackgroundBoth kidney and pancreas transplantation have been shown to be associated with improved quality of life (QoL). In fact, one of the most important outcomes…
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Urinary Concentration Ability in Kidney Transplant Patients as Predictor for CKD.
P. Garcia-Garcia,¹ A. Jarque,¹ A. Rivero,¹ A. Rodriguez,¹ J. Gonzalez Posadas,¹ M. Macia,¹ V. Garcia Nieto,² J. Navarro.¹
¹Nephrology Service, University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; ²Pediatric Nephrology Unit, University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Urinary concentration is the result of a complex glomerulotubular mechanism, which culpits with the stimulation of aquaporins at the collector tubule, in response to vasopressin…
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A Comparative Study of Patient and Graft Qualities Between Abo-Compatible and -Incompatible Recipients More Than Ten Years After Kidney Transplantation.
H. Ishida, T. Shimizu, M. Okumi, K. Unagami, K. Omoto, K. Tanabe.
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background. The long-term benefits of ABO-I kidney transplantation in terms of adverse events due to severe immunosuppression immediately before transplantation remain unclear.Patients and Methods. Between…
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Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation (LT) Is Not Associated with Post-LT Renal Dysfunction.
H. Wadei, M. Mai, D. Lee, K. Croome, B. Rosser, A. Keaveny, B. Taner.
Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
The relationship between DCD LT and post-LT renal dysfunction is unclear. Aim: Determine the effects of DCD LT compared to donation after brain death (DBD)…
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The Paradox in Pancreas After Kidney Transplantation (PAK): Better Results but Fewer Transplants Despite an Increase in High-Risk Patients.
O. Pankewycz,¹ A. Gruessner,² M. Laftavi,² V. Whittaker,² V. Aggarwal,¹ R. Gruessner.²
¹Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Background: The number of pancreas transplants performed in the United States peaked in 2004 at 1,483. Since then, pancreas transplant numbers have significantly decreased. Between…
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Safety of Percutaneous Pancreas Allograft Biopsy in Enteric Drained Pancreas Transplants.
Y. Kassis, E. Poggio, Z. Zaky.
Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background: Pancreas allograft biopsy (Bx) is the gold standard in diagnosing allograft rejection. The safety of this procedure has been controversial, thus limiting its widespread…