2015 American Transplant Congress
Hand Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in Challenging Cases; Right Sided Donor Nephrectomy With Multiple Renal Arteries
Hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic (HARP) nephrectomy is a potentially safer approach for the donor where the peritoneum stays intact and tactile sensation remains. The experience with HARP…2015 American Transplant Congress
Expanding the Living Donor Pool: Results of ABO Incompatible Living Related Kidney Transplantation
Background: Organ shortage has led to an increase in living related kidney transplantation. Here we report on our program of expanding the living donor pool…2015 American Transplant Congress
Reconsideration of Age Limits for Pancreas Transplantation
Div. of Transplantation, Dept. of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Pancreas transplantation (PTx) remains the only strategy for reinstitution of long-term insulin production and outcomes have progressively improved. Yet, historically, centers have employed age-limits…2015 American Transplant Congress
Durability of Pancreatic Islets Transplantation in Brittle Type 1 Diabetics- 10 Year Follow Up
The aim of the study was to assess long-term results of the pancreatic islet transplantation in our center.Methods: Human pancreatic islets were administered sequentially in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Mental Health After Living Kidney Donation: The Importance of Donors' and Recipients' Medical Process
A minority of living kidney donors have poor psychological outcomes after donation. There is mixed evidence as to the influence of the medical process on…2015 American Transplant Congress
Paired-Donor Exchange Unrelated Living Donor Renal Transplantation With Two Separate Arterial Anastomoses to a Simultaneously Placed Vascular Prosthetic Interposition Graft in an Irradiated Field
BackgroundLack of suitable sites for arterial anastomoses presents a distinct challenge for renal transplantation in patients with significant peripheral arterial occlusive disease.MethodsWe present a case…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Lung Preservation With the Organ Care System® Promotes a Tissue Protective and Anti-Inflammatory Response During Transplantation
ObjectivesWithin INSPIRE trial standard cold storage (SOC) is compared to normothermic, ventilated donor lung preservation (Organ-Care-System®, OCS). As lung preservation may influence immune mediators (IM),…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Systemic Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase (IDO) Activity Simultaneous With Chronic Rejection On Allograft Kidney Biopsy
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis.
Introduction: Previous studies from our group have shown that activity of the biomarker enzyme IDO elevates prior to acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients, as…2015 American Transplant Congress
Allo-Stimulated Interferon-γ Release and Natural Killer Cell Function Defines and Risk Stratifies Cancer Development in Kidney Transplant Recipients Who Have Cancer Post-transplantation
Reducing immunosuppression is efficacious in primary prevention of cancer in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR) but can precipitate graft rejection. Conventional immunosuppressive drug monitoring fails to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Anti-BTLA Antibody (6B2) Induced Prolongation of Fully MHC-Mismatched Murine Cardiac Allograft and Generation of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells
Background: The co-inhibitory receptor B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA; CD272) has been implicated in the regulation of autoimmune and may potentially play an important…
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