Am J Transplant, Volume 5, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 94 of 170 - ATC Abstracts

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Portal Flow <1000 cc Is Not Associated With Early Graft Dysfunction in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
M. Gastaca,¹ M. Prieto,¹ A. Matarranz,¹ A. Valdivieso,¹ P. Ruiz,¹ A. Ventoso,¹ I. Palomares,¹ L. Martinez-Indart,² J. Fernandez,³ J. Ortiz de Urbina.¹
¹Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Cruces University Hospital. University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain; ²Epidemiology Unit, Cruces University Hospital. University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain; ³Hepatology Unit, Cruces University Hospital. University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain.
Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine whether a portal flow <1000 cc after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is associated with a higher…
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The Impact of the Arterial Reconstructions On the Living Donor Kidney Graft
T. Hiramitsu, K. Futamura, M. Okada, K. Ito, M. Tsujita, N. Goto, S. Narumi, Y. Watarai.
Transplant and Endocrine Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
BackgroundProcurement side of living donor kidney is decided according to the kidney function. We procure the kidney with lower function for the remaining donor kidney…
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Kidney Vs. Heart Calculated PRA (CPRA) for Sensitized Heart Candidates: Does Donor Ethnic Distribution Make a Difference?
A. Kucheryavaya, L. Robbins Callahan, L. Edwards.
UNOS, Richmond.
Background: CPRA, which is used for deceased donor (DD) kidney (KI) and pancreas/kidney-pancreas (PA/KP) allocation, is computed with KI DD HLA and ethnic frequencies. CPRA…
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The Role of the Incretin Effect After Pancreas Transplantation
S. Mittal,¹ R. Franklin,¹ E. Sharples,¹ F. Knop,² J. Holst,² S. Gough,¹ P. Friend.¹
¹Oxford University Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
AIM: The ability to generate a greater insulin response to an oral compared to an intravenous glucose load is the result of pancreatic stimulation by…
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Early Hospital Readmission After Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
E. King,¹ L. Kucirka,¹ M. McAdams-DeMarco,^1,2 A. Massie,^1,2 D. Segev.^1,2
¹Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; ²Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Early hospital readmission (EHR) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. However, following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK), EHR rates are unknown,…
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Effect of Extension in Submucosal Ureteral Tunnel to Prevent Vesicoureteral Reflux and Its Impact on the Graft Survival in Kidney Transplantation
T. Inoue,¹ S. Satoh,² M. Saito,¹ K. Numakura,¹ H. Tsuruta,¹ S. Akihama,¹ S. Narita,¹ N. Tsuchiya,¹ T. Habuchi.¹
¹Urology, Akita University, Akita, Japan; ²Center for Kidney Disease, Akita University, Akita, Japan.
Objects: It is plausible that vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) induced by an insufficient length of a submucosal ureteral tunnel leads graft function to deteriorate in kidney…
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A Non-Invasive Urinary Common Rejection Module (uCRM) Gene Expression Score Enables Accurate Discrimination of Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients
O. Bestard,^1,2 T. Sigdel,¹ Y. Ng,¹ S.-C. Hsieh,¹ S. Roedder,¹ N. Dvorak,¹ T. Tran,¹ M. Sarwal.¹
¹Department of Transplant Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; ²Kidney Transplant Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, CAT, Spain.
A common rejection module (CRM) consisting of 11 genes expressed on allograft biopsies was recently shown to be highly accurate to discriminate patients undergoing acute…
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Alterations in Peripheral Blood B Cell Subpopulations in Kidney Transplant Recipients With DSA
B. Ramaswami,¹ R. Ippolito,² B. Elinoff,¹ M. Marrari,³ K. Hadi,¹ C. Macedo,¹ D. Metes,¹ A. Shields,⁴ R. Alloway,⁵ A. Zeevi,³ F. Lakkis,¹ E. Woodle,⁴ G. Chalasani.^1,2
¹Surgery & STI(1), Medicine(2), Pathology(3), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; ²Surgery(4) & Medicine(5), University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati.
Peripheral blood B cell subpopulations were assessed over time (1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months) in living donor kidney transplant recipients undergoing thymoglobulin (n…
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Increased Vascular Stiffness in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients Despite Normal Kidney Function, Blood Pressure, and Body Mass Index
M. Seifert,^1,2 N. Kulsum-Mecci,² L. de las Fuentes,² V. Davila-Roman,² K. Hruska.²
¹Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL; ²Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) imparts enormous cardiovascular (CV) risk that is only partially improved by renal transplantation. We sought to understand the determinants of…
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Early Detection of HCC Mutations in Indeterminate Lesions Using Liquid Biopsies
Y. Lin,¹ K. Cavaness,² Z. Zhang,¹ S. Lin,³ K. Korenblat,¹ G. Klintmalm,² W. Chapman.¹
¹Washington University, St. Louis, MO; ²Baylor University, Dallas, TX; ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Background Recent sequencing efforts have characterized the mutation profile of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, the relevance to clinical decision-making has been limited by the infrequency…