Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 49 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Transplantation of Kidneys from Donors With Acute Renal Failure: Five-Year Results from Double Center Experience
C. Ramirez,^1,2 A. Safra,¹ A. Shah,^1,2 C. Doria,¹ W. Maley,¹ A. Frank,¹ C. Gorn,¹ L. Lerner.²
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Kidney Transplantation, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA.
Background: Transplantation of kidneys from deceased donors with acute renal failure (ARF) has been described and represents an underutilized source of renal grafts. We reviewed…
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High Within-Patient Variability in Tacrolimus Levels Is a Predictor of Late Rejection in Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. van der Net, P. Harden.
Oxford Transplant Centre / Kidney Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Non-adherence is an important risk factor for late rejection (rejection > 3 months post-transplant) and is the main reason why 17-29 year old kidney…
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Detriemental Impact of DGF and CIT On Longterm Survival After Kidney Transplantation in Elderly Recipients
C. Denecke,^1,2 M. Biebl,^1,2 C. Bösmüller,² F. Aigner,^1,2 T. Dziodzio,^1,2 R. Sucher,^1,2 S. Weiss,² J. Pratschke,^1,2 R. öllinger.^1,2
¹Allgemein, Viszeral – und Transplantationschirurgie, Charite Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany; ²Viszeral, Transplantations – und Thoraxchirurgie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Background: In kidney transplantation, the association of cold ischemia time (CIT) and delayed graft function (DGF) is particularly detriemental in grafts from marginal donors. In…
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European ELITA ELTR Multicenter Survey On the Management of Bile Duct During Liver Procurement, Preservation and Transplantation
N. Meurisse,¹ D. Monbaliu,¹ P. Muiesan,² A. Pascher,³ M. Oliverius,⁴ G. Berlakovich,⁵ R. Adam,⁶ I. Senesael,¹ J. Pirenne.¹
¹Abdominal Transplant Surgery Department, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ²Liver Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ³Department of Visceral & Transplantation Surgery, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany; ⁴Transplant Surgery Department, IKEM Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; ⁵Department of Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ⁶Centre Hépato-Biliaire, University Paris Sud, Paris, France.
Background: Surgical donor/preservation/recipient factors may play a role in the development of biliary strictures. Only scarce data are described on what is the best practice…
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Long Term Patency of Reconstructed Middle Hepatic Vein Extension Conduit Using Autologous Portal Vein Segment Derived from Explanted Liver
S. Kapoor,¹ S. Kalgaonkar,² B. Nath,¹ V. Varma,¹ S. Maheshwari,² A. Raut,² V. Kumaran.¹
¹Liver Transplantation & HPB Surgery, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; ²Radiodiagnosis, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital& Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Background:Differing views persist on the need for V5&8 venous outflow reconstruction in right lobe living donor liver transplantationt(LDLT). Many centers in Asia and Europe believe…
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Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Recipient Outcomes When the Donor Developed ESRD
A. Muzaale, A. Massie, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Recipient outcomes when the donor developed ESRD remain uncharacterized.Method: A cohort of 99 LDKT recipients between 04/1994-11/2011, whose donors subsequently developed ESRD, was compared with…
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Center Volume Is Associated With Early Graft Failure After Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
B. Shelton, P. MacLennan, R. Reed, D. Sonnier, M. Hanaway, J. Goodman, C. Young, M. Deierhoi, J. Locke.
Surgery/Transplantation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Introduction: The correlation between center volume and outcomes has been established within general surgery and is most pronounced within the context of high-risk, low-volume procedures.…
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Donor Microbiota and Its Contribution for the Development of Primary Graft Dysfunction Following Human Lung Transplantation
Z. Xu,¹ R. Schuessler,¹ N. Steward,¹ R. Hachem,² E. Trulock,² A. Patterson,¹ D. Kreisel,¹ T. Mohanakumar.¹
¹Surgery, Washington Univ Sch of Med, St. Louis, MO; ²Medicine, Washington Univ Sch of Med, St. Louis, MO.
Background: The microbiome of the donor lung will be imported to the recipient, and its role in allograft immunity remains speculative. The aims of this…
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Operating Room Extubation After Bilateral Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: A Single Center Experience
M.-L. Felten,¹ J.-D. Moyer,¹ J.-Y. Marandon,¹ J.-F. Dreyfus,² M. Fischler.¹
¹Anesthesiology Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France; ²Research and Innovation Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Short-acting anesthetic drugs, thoracic epidural analgesia and a strict ventilation weaning protocol could permit extubation in the operating room (OR) (1). Aims of this study…
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Re-Evaluate the Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis After Renal Transplantation Based On New Unenhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography By Using Spatial Labeling With Multiple Inversion Pulses
J. Wen,¹ L. Zhang,² Y. Li,² X. Li,¹ Z. Zhang,¹ J. Chen,¹ D. Cheng,¹ Z. Liu.¹
¹Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Nanjing, China; ²Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Nanjing, China.
Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) after renal transplantation was underestimated because of the low sensitivity of ultrasound and the contrast induced renal damage on the…