2017 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

2:42pm-2:54pm

Five Year Experience with Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Renal Transplant Candidates.

A. Jung, Y. Kim, V. Dhar, D. Hanseman, J. Tadros, S. Dehart-Kilgore, R. Alloway, D. Schauer, S. Shah, A. Govil, E. Woodle, T. Diwan.

Concurrent Session: Surgical Issues (Minimally Invasive/Open): All Organs  •  E451a

2:42pm-2:54pm

Improved Outcome of Kidney Transplants by Donor Recipient Matching Based on Predicted Indirectly Recognizable HLA Epitopes.

O. Staeck,¹ M. Niemann,⁴ F. Halleck,¹ D. Khadzhynov,¹ C. Schönemann,² P. Reinke,¹ E. Spierings,³ K. Budde,¹ N. Lachmann.²

Concurrent Session: Kidney Optimizing Donor/Recipient Selection and Matching  •  E450a

2:42pm-2:54pm

Life Threatening Disparities in Calculated MELD Due to Variation in Laboratory Methods within a UNOS Region.

E. Verna,¹ C. Connelly,¹ L. Dove,¹ J. Emond,¹ P. Adem,² N. Babic,³ J. Corsetti,⁴ J. Faix,⁵ J. Hayden,⁶ M. Lifshitz,⁷ M. Chiles,¹ S. Mohan,¹ H. Eldad,¹ A. Kratz.¹

Concurrent Session: Liver Waitlist Outcome and Risk Stratification  •  E271a

2:42pm-2:54pm

Lymphotoxin (LT) β Receptor-Mediated Non-Classical NFκB Signaling in Lymphatic Endothelial Eells (LEC) is Required for Homeostatic T Cell Migration.

W. Piao, C. Brinkman, J. Bromberg.

Concurrent Session: New Pathways in Allograft Rejection  •  E352

2:42pm-2:54pm

Maintenance of the Phenotype and Abundance of Islet-Resident Macrophages Promotes Islet Graft Survival and Appears to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes.

P. Kyriazis, T. Thornley, K. Agarwal, L. Ma, T. Strom, M. Koulmanda.

Concurrent Session: Basic Transplant Tolerance II  •  E350

2:42pm-2:54pm

Modifiable Deceased Organ Donor Critical Care Parameters Impact Donor Lung Utilization.

A. Spaugy,¹ M. Sally,¹ K. Ellis,¹ T. Groat,¹ M. Patel,² D. Malinoski.¹

Concurrent Session: Optimizing Donor Utilization: All Organs  •  E353B

2:42pm-2:54pm

Outcomes of Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy, Single Center Experience.

A. El-Hinnawi, A. Rajab, R. Pelletier.

Concurrent Session: Evaluation Decisions: Living Kidney Donors  •  E450b

2:42pm-2:54pm

Outcomes with Steroid Avoidance Regimen After Kidney Transplantation without Induction Immunosuppression.

A. Sakhuja,¹ A. Naik,² D. Cibrik,² H. Amer.³

Concurrent Session: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy  •  E354b

2:42pm-2:54pm

Renal Outcomes Following Intestinal Transplantation.

C. Puttarajappa,¹ A. Humar,¹ S. Hariharan,¹ R. Cruz Jr,¹ A. Ganoza,¹ D. Landsittel,^1,3 X. Gao,³ M. Bhattarai,¹ H. Sogawa.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Small Bowel: All Topics  •  E271b

2:54pm-3:06pm

Ex Vivo Normothermic Perfusion of Isolated Segmental Porcine Bowel: A Novel Functional Model of the Small Intestine.

M. Hamed,¹ A. Barlow,¹ S. Khosla,¹ A. Sagar,¹ F. Gribble,² M. Murphy,³ G. Pettigrew,¹ E. Bolton,¹ J. Bradley,¹ M. Nicholson,¹ S. Hosgood,¹ K. Saeb-Parsy.¹

Concurrent Session: Small Bowel: All Topics  •  E271b