2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Late Graft Loss in Kidney Recipients With Serum Sickness Disease Following Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction: Relation With an Anti-Neu5Gc Response
Anti-thymocyte globulins (ATG) are rabbit IgGs against human T cells widely used as induction treatment of kidney recipients. ATG can induce immune-complex diseases including Serum…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Hepatitis B Viral Infection Increased Risk of Death After Kidney Transplantation
Clinical outcomes have not been well evaluated in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Here, we aimed to investigate the recent posttransplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Overall Incidence and Comparisons to Deceased Donor Recipients
Introduction: Since initiation of MELD-based allocation for liver transplants, the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) post-liver transplantation has increased. Recent US data demonstrated comparable,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Safer and More Effective Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in Living Liver Donors
BACKGROUND: As part of Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant Cohort Study (A2ALL), donors were found to experience significant pain post donation, and more than half…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Long-Term Outcome of Living Kidney Transplantation Depending On the Donor-Recipient Relationship
Nephrology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background. Only few data is available about long-term immunologic outcomes of living kidney transplantation (KTx) depending on the donor-recepient relationship.Patients and methods. This single center…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Kidney Transplantation from Older Living Donors: Histological Evaluation Using Zero-Time Biopsy Specimens
OBJECTIVE: The relationship between preimplantation biopsy and graft outcome in kidney transplantations from older living donors has not been studied yet. We reviewed graft outcomes…2015 American Transplant Congress
Respiratory Infections Following Lung Transplantation Leads to De Novo Development of Antibodies to Both Donor HLA and Lung Associated Self-Antigens and Increases the Risk for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
Background: It is accepted that lower respiratory tract infections (LRI) post lung transplantation (LTx) are a risk factor for the development of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Panniculectomy in Patients Previously Denied Access to Renal Transplantation: Addressing Disparities for Candidates With a High-Risk Abdominal Panniculus After Weight Loss
1Transplant Surgery, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA; 2Plastic Surgery, UC Davis, Sacto..
Some patients (pts) develop a large lower abdominal panniculus following significant weight loss (worsened by age and abdominal wall laxity). CKD pts affected by this…2015 American Transplant Congress
CO2 Angiography Provides a Safe Alternative to Iodinated Contrast Agents in the Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis
Background: Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis (TRAS) is a recognized complication resulting in graft dysfunction and post-transplant hypertension. Non-nephrotoxic imaging modalities such as ultrasonography are effective…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Design and Implementation of a Genome-Wide Genotyping Array Tailored for Transplantation
Over 570,000 solid organ transplants have been performed in the United States since 1988. Despite significant improvements in transplant outcomes, chronic organ rejection affects up…
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