Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 41 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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Describing the Effects of the Antibiotic Regimen Immediate Post Multi-Visceral Transplant in the Pediatric Population on the Time to First Serious Bacterial Infection.
B. Chatani,¹ J. Garcia,² C. Biaggi,² T. Beduschi,³ A. Tekin,³ R. Vianna,⁴ I. Gonzalez.⁵
¹Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; ²Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; ³Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL; ⁴Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; ⁵Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
This study is designed to elucidate the effect a tailored antibiotic regimen administered immediately post multi visceral transplantation may have on the duration until first…
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Estrogen Receptor Alpha Mediates Female Protection from Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Mechanisms Extrinsic to the Kidney.
D. Aufhauser,¹ D. Murken,¹ Z. Wang,¹ G. Ge,¹ S. Concors,¹ T. Bhatti,² W. Hancock,^2,3 M. Levine.^1,4
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ⁴Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction: Female protection from renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is observed in both mouse and human renal transplantation. We wished to assess the role of estrogen…
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Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen by ¹⁹F MRI of Microcapsules Implanted IP in Non-Human Primates.
S. Safley,¹ M. Graham,² M. Garwood,³ K. Papas,⁵ B. Weegman,^3,4 G. Barber,¹ E. Lin,¹ J. Leisen,⁷ A. Sambanis,⁶ B. Hering,² C. Weber.¹
¹Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ²Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ³Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Sylvatica Biotech, Inc., Charleston, SC; ⁵Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; ⁶School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; ⁷School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Since our encapsulated NHP islet allografts and porcine islet xenografts fail after i.p. transplantation in immunosuppressed NHPs without a cellular or humoral immune response, we…
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Graft Loss from Anti-GBM Nephritis: A Rare Event in Alport Syndrome, Even with a Severe COL4A5/A4/A3 Mutation.
V. Gillion,¹ K. Dahan,² E. Goffin,¹ J.-P. Cosyns,³ M. Jadoul,¹ M. De Meyer,⁴ M. Mourad,⁴ Y. Pirson,¹ N. Kanaan.¹
¹Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium; ²Génétique Humaine, Institut de Pathologie et de Génetique, Gosselies, Belgium; ³Pathology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium; ⁴Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Background: Alport syndrome (AS) is caused by mutations in α3/α4/α5 (IV) collagen genes, whose severity determines the progression of AS. Post-transplant outcome is good, though…
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Continuation of Immunosuppression Appears to Protect Against Allosensitization in Patients Listed for a Second Kidney Transplant.
S. Kuppachi,¹ M. Sanders,¹ R. Kalil,¹ Z. Stewart,² C. Thomas.¹
¹Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ²Transplant Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Purpose: The current standard of practice after allograft loss is to discontinue immunosuppression (IS) to decrease complications related to prolonged exposure. There is a paucity…
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De Novo Malignancy Occurrence After Kidney Transplantation in HLA-Sensitized Patients Treated with B-Cell Targeting Therapy.
L. Couzi,^1,2,3 P. Davis,¹ J. Visentin,^1,2,3 B. Taton,¹ G. Guidicelli,¹ H. Kaminski,^1,2,3 P. Merville,^1,2,3 T. Bachelet.⁴
¹CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; ²Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; ³UMR CNRS 5164 Immunoconcept, Bordeaux, France; ⁴Clinique Saint-Augustin-CTMR, Bordeaux, France
Management of high risk transplantations in patients with preformed DSA still remains a dilemma. Many groups propose to increase the immunosuppression in these patients by…
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Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Survival and Risk of Retransplantation of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Patients Following Liver Transplantation: UNOS Data Analysis.
O. Mousa,¹ N. Patel,¹ J. Corral,¹ D. Lee,² J. Nguyen,² K. Croome,² D. Harnois.²
¹Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; ²Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Background: The impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) has been inconclusive. Previous reports suggested…
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Effective Thrombolytic Therapy of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis After Liver Transplantation – A Single-Center Experience.
M. Chen,¹ X. Lin,² W. Ju,¹ D. Wang,¹ Y. Ma,¹ L. Wu,¹ X. He,¹ G. Chen.¹
¹Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; ²Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
BACKGROUND: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is a common complication of liver transplantation which causes lots of graft loss. The anastomoses of hepatic artery requires delicate…
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Recovery from Hypophosphatemia as a Predictor of Post-Operative Morbidity in Live Donor Hepatectomy.
O. Serrano,¹ D. Berglund,¹ V. Goduguchinta,¹ A. Reddy,¹ J. Menk,² D. Vock,³ V. Kirchner,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ A. Matas,¹ T. Pruett,¹ S. Chinnakotla.¹
¹Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Minneapolis, MN; ³Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
OBJECTIVE: Live donor hepatectomy (LDH) is associated with significant post-operative hypophosphatemia (POH), which is associated with liver regeneration. We investigated whether the rate of recovery…
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Waitlist and Post-Lung Transplant Mortality Vary by Diagnosis for a Given Lung Allocation Score.
H. Maredia, M. Bowring, A. Massie, S. Oyetunji, C. Merlo, R. Higgins, D. Segev, E. Bush.
JHU, Baltimore
The lung allocation score (LAS) is used to prioritize candidates based on predicted one-year waitlist mortality and post-transplant survival. Lung diagnosis is factored into LAS,…