2017 American Transplant Congress
Plasma Cell Hepatitis in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Patients: 15-Year Experience at a Transplant Center.
Background: Plasma cell hepatitis (PCH) is an uncommon liver graft dysfunction which occurs in liver transplant (LT) recipients of different etiologies other than autoimmune hepatitis.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Semi-Automated Pre-Donation Computed Topography (CT) Cortical Renal Volume to Predict Kidney Function in Live Kidney Donors 2 Years Following Donation.
Objective: To evaluate whether volume of the remnant kidney based on pre-donation CT and donor age correlates with post-donation 2-year renal function in live kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Usefulness of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) Scanning as a Replacement for Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid (DTPA).
Objective: Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) and multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) can predict postoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in a live kidney donor. Accordingly, we…2017 American Transplant Congress
Seasonality of Mortality and Graft Failure Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the US.
The incidence of mortality in the general population is significantly higher in winter than in summer. It is unknown whether such a seasonal difference exists…2017 American Transplant Congress
State Law Restrictions on HIV Positive-to-Positive Transplantation.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2NEOB, Waltham; 3HIV Medicine Association, Arlington; 4Lambda Legal, Chicago
Background In 1984 the National Organ Transplant Act banned the recovery of organs from HIV-positive (HIV+) individuals. In 2013 the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Willingness of Canadian ESRD Patients to Consider Transplant Tourism.
BackgroundTransplant tourism refers to travel for transplantation involving organ trafficking or transplant commercialism, and is associated with poor outcomes. While some characteristics of transplant tourists…
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