2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatopancreatobiliary Training In Transplant Fellowships: H And B, Maybe?
1Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson, TX, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: HPB surgery is an evolving specialty, but only about 15% of the active HPB surgeons have undergone training in a dedicated HPB program -…2019 American Transplant Congress
Management of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures after Liver Transplant: Role of Covered Metal Stents
*Purpose: Biliary complications, including anastomotic biliary strictures (ABS), remain the most common cause of morbidity in liver transplant (LT) patients. Endoscopic therapy has become the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition: A Cellular Mediator of Ischemic Cholangiopathy after Liver Transplant
1VCUHealth, Richmond, VA, 2Department of Surgery, VCUHealth, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a genetic reprogramming that causes epithelial cells to assume a migratory, mesenchymal phenotype, and it is induced by hypoxia. Ischemic…2019 American Transplant Congress
Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation Protects Bile Duct from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Ischemia-free liver transplantation (IFLT), based on normothermic machine perfusion and innovations in surgical technique, can provide continue blood supply from procurement to implantation that…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Undergoing Liver Transplantation with Duct-to-Duct Biliary Reconstruction
Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background:Reconstruction of biliary drainage after liver transplantation (LTx) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) has been a matter of controversy. Over the recent years,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Staged Biliary Reconstruction after Liver Transplantation Reduces Post-Transplant Biliary Complications in High-Acuity Patients
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
Biliary complications (BC) after liver transplantation (LT) are strongly associated with inferior patient outcomes and increased healthcare cost. High-acuity LT patients are at increased risk…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Biliary Complications after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation – Non-Randomised Comparison of 3 Methods of Biliary Tract Drainage
BackgroundBiliary tract complications (BTC) are still relatively common and complex problem following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The aim of this nonrandomized study was to evaluate…2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Biliary Duct Reconstruction Technique Impact Liver Transplantation Outcomes?
Introduction: The rate of biliary complication after liver transplantation remains high. The choice of biliary reconstruction technique may depend on the patient's primary disease, possible…2018 American Transplant Congress
DCD Utilization in Cholestatic Liver Disease: Distinct Outcomes between PSC and PBC Recipients
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Background: Concern for inferior outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) have limited utilization of donation after cardiac death…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cost Analysis of Biliary Strictures Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the United States
Introduction: While previous studies have evaluated risk factors, management, and outcomes in patients who develop biliary strictures (BS) after undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), none…
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