2018 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Impact of Tocilizumab Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Allograft Inflammation
Background: Proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 increases effector/memory T-cells, induces Th17 cells and prevents the induction of Tregs. IL-6 expression in kidney biopsies is elevated during acute…2018 American Transplant Congress
Immuoadsorption-Based Desensitization in Highly Sensitized Patients Awaiting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation.
Urgences Néphrologiques et Transplantation Rénale, Tenon Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.
An estimated 30% of patients on the waiting list are deemed highly sensitized due to preexisting anti-HLA antibodies often irrevocably precluding kidney transplantation (KT). Immunoadsorption…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Pre-Transplant Pyuria of the Deceased Donor on Post-Transplant Urinary Tract Infections in the Case of Gender Mismatch Transplantation
1Nephrology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea; 2Nephrology, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Introduction: Renal transplantation is one of the best treatment options in patients with end-stage renal diseas. It is reported that kidney transplantation using organs from…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Tourism and Invasive Fungal Infection
Deceased and live-related Renal transplant (RTX) are widespread approved methods throughout the world. In-addition, commercial-RTX has gained an access at certain places driven by financial…2018 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Complications 10-Years after Kidney Transplant
Background: Improving long-term outcomes is an important but unmet need after kidney transplant. Protocol renal allograft biopsies taken 10-years after transplant frequently show diabetic nephropathy…2018 American Transplant Congress
Direct Oral Anticoagulation Use in Kidney Transplant Recipients
1MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC; 2Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI.
Objective: There is a lack of high-level evidence identifying meaningful outcomes with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in kidney transplant recipients. The primary objective of this…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor TM6SF2 rs58542926 Genotype is a Risk Factor for Liver Graft Steatosis
Background & Aims: The rs58542926 c.449C>T (p.E167K) polymorphism in TM6SF2 (transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2) is one of genetic factors predisposing to nonalcoholic fatty liver…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation the Outcomes of Liver Transplant Recipients Underwent Splenectomy: A Meta-Analysis
Organ Transplant Center, Sun yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Background. Splenectomy is performed as strategy of modulating the portal vein pressure in most of portal hypertension patients with liver cirrhosis. In liver transplantation, researchers…2018 American Transplant Congress
MELD-Na Score Based Liver Allocation: Hyponatremia is No Longer a Risk Factor for Waitlist Mortality
Background: Hyponatremia is associated with an increased risk of liver transplant (LT) waitlist mortality. The aim of this study was to compare waitlist outcomes between…2018 American Transplant Congress
When Does Donor Age Matter? A Review of over 70,000 Liver Transplants
Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Background: Past studies on donor age in liver transplantation have largely relied on binary groups (i.e., young vs. old) with arbitrarily defined cut-offs. The aim…
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