2017 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Independent Risk Factors for Graft Loss After Primary Liver Transplantation: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis.
Core Facility Quality Management Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
This study aims to identify independent risk factors for graft loss after primary liver transplantation beyond the occurrence of hepatic artery thrombosis. Graft loss was…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Method for Detecting and Monitoring Chimerism in Patients with Graft versus Host Disease After Liver Transplantation.
Background Graft versus host disease (GVHD) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a rare but lethal complication. Early diagnosis and treatment is critical for a…2017 American Transplant Congress
The 'W' Technique: A Safe and Reproducible Technique for Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
BackgroundReconstruction of the hepatic artery is technically challenging in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We describe outcomes of a safe and easily teachable technique.MethodsA prospectively…2017 American Transplant Congress
Age and Race Disparities Among Pediatric and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients.
Pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients have a post-lung transplant survival disadvantage compared to adults. However, whether race and age are risk factors associated with post-transplant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Adolescents with Biliary Atresia in the PELD/MELD Era: An Analysis of the UNOS Database.
While poor bile drainage after a Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy (KPE) is the primary driver for liver transplantation (LT) for Biliary Atresia (BA) in infancy, the data…2017 American Transplant Congress
Gastrointestinal Perforation After Liver Transplantation in Pediatric Patients.
Introduction: The improved surgical techniques, antirejection treatment, and postoperative management have made liver transplantation (LT) the treatment of choice for pediatric patients with end-stage liver…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transient High Dose Tacrolimus Allows Tolerance of a Vascularized Composite Allograft Tolerance Across a Full MHC Mismatch.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Purpose: The achievement of tolerance in Vascularized composite allografts (VCA) could avoid the risks of immunosuppression in this setting. We investigated strategies for tolerance induction…2017 American Transplant Congress
Accelerated De-Novo Donor-Specific Antibody-Mediated Rejection in a Non-Human Primate Model of Renal Transplantation.
Surgery - Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
The development of accelerated antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is associated with early allograft dysfunction and premature graft loss. In animals, pre-sensitization is usually required in order…2017 American Transplant Congress
Inhibition of Memory T Cell Alloresponses by TIM-1+ B Cells.
Background:Alloreactive memory T cells mediate accelerated rejection of allografts and prevent tolerance induction. While regulatory B cells (Bregs) can promote tolerance induction through suppression of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation Outcomes from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Background- Organ scarcity and increased waiting times for kidney transplantation has led the transplant community to utilize more sub-optimal organs while continuing providing survival benefit…
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