2021 American Transplant Congress
Comprehensive Intrahepatic Biliary Anatomy Underscores the Split-ability and the Origin of Biliary Leakage in Hemiliver Split Liver Transplant
*Purpose: Hemiliver splitting is an effective approach to optimize the number of liver allografts available for both adult and pediatric patients on liver transplant waitlist.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Surgical Resection versus Liver Transplantation in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
*Purpose: To compare the outcomes of patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (hCCA) who underwent either surgical resection or liver transplantion (LT).*Methods: All hCCA patients who underwent…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donation After Circulatory Death Donor Allografts on Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma
*Purpose: Improvements in the management of extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) resulted in allocation of a standardized model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception score for liver…2021 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-Volume US Center
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Biliary leaks and anastomotic strictures comprise the majority of biliary complications (BCs) following liver transplantation. Most case series of BCs in adult deceased donor…2021 American Transplant Congress
Thrombolytic Therapy During Ex-Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Human Livers Reduces Peribiliary Vascular Plexus Injury
*Purpose: A major limitation in expanding the use of DCD livers in transplantation are the higher rates of graft failure secondary to ischemic cholangiopathy. Warm…2021 American Transplant Congress
Should We Curtail the Importance of Non-modifiable Risk Factors in Dcd Liver Risk Stratification?
1University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 2UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Scoring systems have been proposed to select donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors and recipients for liver transplantation (LT). We hypothesized that the generalizability…2021 American Transplant Congress
Cost Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Treatments of Biliary Strictures in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Biliary strictures are associated with significant morbidity after pediatric liver transplantation. There are two main treatment options which are percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and…2021 American Transplant Congress
Classification of Distinct Patterns of Ischemic Cholangiopathy Following DCD Liver Transplantation: Distinct Clinical Courses and Long-Term Outcomes from a Multicenter Cohort
*Purpose: As the number of donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplants (LTs) performed in the United States continues to increase annually, there has been…2021 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion Protects Against Cholangiocyte and Hepatocyte Injury and Mitigates Inflammation vs Static Cold Storage: Preliminary Results from a Single Center
Transplant Surgery, Rutgers NJMS, Newark, NJ
*Purpose: Hypothermic-oxygenated machine perfusion (HMP-O2) is a promising preservation technique with potential to mitigate ischemia/reperfusion injury and improve graft and patient outcomes. Here we present…2020 American Transplant Congress
Can Biliary Internal Stents Reduce Biliary Complications in Adult Liver Transplantation?
*Purpose: Biliary complications remain a consistent cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant (LT) recipients and there is controversy as to whether the use…
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