2013 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Compatible Pairs in a Large Kidney Paired Donation Program
Background: Our center has established a very large single center kidney paired donation (KPD) program. A significant barrier to KPD transplant has been the unbalanced…2013 American Transplant Congress
Increased Expression of CTLA-4 and PD-1 and Restricted Functionality as Typical Features of Varizella Zoster Specific T Cells in Patients with Acute Herpes Zoster
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) establishes lifelong persistence and immunocompromised patients such as hemodialysis and transplant recipients are at high risk for virus reactivation presenting as…2013 American Transplant Congress
Elective Living Donor Liver Transplantation by Hybrid Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery with Short Upper Midline Laparotomy
Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Sakamoto1-7-1, Japan
Background: Although the technique of liver transplantation is well developed, the invasiveness of the operation can be decreased with laparoscopic procedures.Methods: We performed elective living…2013 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility of Immediate Liver Transplantation after Warm-Ischemia Graft Procurement, The
Background: The continuous success of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is accompanied by an increased need for available organs. The consequential wider use of marginal organs…2013 American Transplant Congress
Hybrid Procedure of Laparoscopic-Assisted Open Liver Resection in Living Donor Hepatectomy, A
Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Sakamoto1-7-1, Japan
AimThe aim of this study was to analyze the data related to our laparoscopy-assisted open resections (hybrid procedure) through a short upper midline incision in…2013 American Transplant Congress
Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Results of a Randomized Trial of Allomap vs Heart Biopsy in the 1st Year after Heart Transplant
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
BACKGROUND: The previously published IMAGE trial showed that Allomap blood test (ABT) was non-inferior to the endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) for patients (pts) between 6 mos…2013 American Transplant Congress
Anti-IL-6 Receptor (Anti-IL6R) Treatment Is Effective in Reducing Recall Antibody Responses in Sensitized HLA-A2 Skin Graft Recipients
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background Sensitization to HLA antigens poses significant obstacles for successful transplantation and increase risk for antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR). IL-6/IL-6R interactions are known to have a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Expedited Liver Allocation in the U.S.: A Critical Analysis
The purpose of this study is to critically analyze the distribution patterns and fate of donor livers that were allocated using an expedited placement (EP)…2013 American Transplant Congress
Foetal Outcomes for Kidney Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Kidney transplantation greatly increases the chance of pregnancy and live birth in women with end stage kidney disease of reproductive age. While maternal outcomes…2013 American Transplant Congress
ABO Antibody Removal of Plasmapheresis (PP) with Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) before ABO-Incompatible (ABOI) Kidney Transplantation
Background: ABOI kidney transplantation is an inevitable option to overcome organ shortage. Outcome of ABOI grafts improved and became equivalent to compatible grafts. There were…
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