2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Induction Immunosuppression on the Recurrence of Primary IgA Nephropathy.
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
PurposeIgA nephropathy (IgAN) may recur after kidney transplantation (KT) and potentially jeopardize the survival of the graft. The object of this study was to analyze…2017 American Transplant Congress
Induction Immunotherapy in ECD and DGF Kidneys: Does ECD Equal Diminishing Induction Returns?
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The benefit of induction immunotherapy to prevent DGF or mitigate its effects in recipients of marginal kidneys is not well understood and practices vary. We…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…
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