Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 131 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Silent Allograft Fibrosis in 10-Year Post-Transplantation Histology of Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Is It Really Silent?
S. Lee, S. Lee, J. Rhu, Y. Chung, S. Kim, K. Lee, S. Lee, J. Kim, G. Choi , J. Park, S. Kim, J. Joh
Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: This study is designed to analyze factors related to long-term allograft fibrosis in clinically stable pediatric liver transplantation patients.*Methods: Pediatric patients who underwent liver…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Cellular And Molecular Characteristics Of Intra-graft Lymphoid Aggregates In Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
E. Miyamoto¹, S. Juvet¹, D. Hwang², S. Keshavjee¹, T. Martinu¹
¹Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Lymphoid aggregates (LAs) have been identified within lung allografts post lung transplant (LTx). However, it remains controversial whether they represent benign lymphoid tissue or…
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Simulation vs. Reality: 250NM as First Unit of Lung Allocation
M. Skeans¹, J. Pyke¹, C. Lehr², R. Lehman³, K. Uccellini³, K. M. Chan⁴, E. D. Lease⁵, R. Daly⁶, M. Valapour²
¹SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³OPTN, Richmond, VA, ⁴Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Univ. of WA, Seattle, WA, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: In November 2017, the OPTN Executive Committee removed donation service area as the first unit of donor allocation, replacing it with a circle of…
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Minimally Invasive Kidney Transplantation Using a Novel Intraoperative Cryogenic Circulatory Cooling Device
H. Dai, L. Peng, L. Song, Z. Tang, N. Wu, C. Fang, M. Nie, T. Li, Y. Zheng, X. Xie, S. Yu
Department of Urological Organ Transplantation,The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
*Purpose: Minimally invasive kidney transplantation (MIKT) has recently been introduced, however, an effective but inexpensive method to balance a minimal incision and reduced ischemia injury…
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Listening to the Patients Voice for Developing Transplant Education
S. Brown, H. Li, D. Tsapepas
Renal Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Successful outcomes following transplantation (Tx) require a thorough understanding of the Tx process, a close partnership between the patient and transplant center, and life-long…
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Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Waitlist Management – A Tiered System Approach
H. L. Busch
Transplant, UCI Health, Orange, CA
*Purpose: Developed and implemented an innovative kidney & pancreas transplant waitlist management system in order to more effectively and efficiently re-evaluate patients on a transplant…
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The Effect of Intravenous Immunoglobulin on Human Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity of Pig Cells: Benefit? Or Harm?
T. Yamamoto¹, Q. Li¹, A. Banks¹, H. Iwase¹, D. Ayares², D. K. Cooper¹, H. Hara¹
¹Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Xenoreactive antibodies and complement play an important role in pig xenograft rejection. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is widely used in desensitization protocols and for the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies and Treatment Response for AMR in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Gattis¹, R. Liverman¹, A. Serluco¹, J. Yin¹, H. C. Sullivan², R. A. Bray³, H. M. Gebel³, S. Jernigan⁴, R. George⁴, P. D. Winterberg⁴, R. Garro⁴
¹Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a significant complication in renal transplant patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of de novo…
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Long Term Impact of Intraoperative Autologous Blood Transfusion on HCC Recurrence in Liver Transplantation
G. Kelly¹, J. L. Pasko¹, E. Dewey², E. Maynard¹, S. L. Orloff¹, C. Enestvedt¹
¹Division of Abdominal Transplant, OHSU, Portland, OR, ²Department of General Surgery, OHSU, Portland, OR
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether intraoperative autologous transfusion in liver transplant patients with HCC affects the rate of recurrence.*Methods: We…
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Discovery and Validation of Blood Genomic Signatures of Acute Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients
J. Levitsky¹, N. Bridges², J. Odim², M. Brown², D. Ikle³, B. Armstrong³, A. Demetris⁴, S. Asrani⁵, G. Klintmalm⁵, T. Schiano⁶, A. Moss⁷, K. Chavin⁸, C. Miller⁹, M. Kandpal¹⁰, L. Zhao¹⁰, S. Kurian¹¹, M. Abecassis¹⁰
¹Div of Gastroenterology & Comprehensive Tx Cnt, Chicago, IL, ²NIAID, Bethesda, MD, ³Rho, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Baylor, Dallas, TX, ⁶Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁷Mayo Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ⁸Case Western, Cleveland, OH, ⁹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ¹⁰Comprehensive Transplant Center, Chicago, IL, ¹¹Scripps, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Biomarker profiles diagnostic of acute rejection (AR) could enhance the management of liver transplant (LT) recipients. Our aim was to discover and validate blood…