2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation (LT) Using Liver Allografts from Deceased After Cardiac Death (DCD) Donors: Opinions, Practices and Reality.
Background: Scientific Studies Committee of ASTS conducted study to identify barriers to use of DCD liver grafts.Objectives: Identify barriers to use of DCD liver allografts;…2016 American Transplant Congress
Utility of a Routine Bench Cholangiogram for Deceased Split Liver Procedure.
Background: Biliary complications can result in a significant morbidity for split liver graft recipients. The segmental biliary anatomy, particularly the left biliary system is poorly…2016 American Transplant Congress
Probability, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes of Biliary Complications After Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients: 20 Years Experience from a Single Center.
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) after liver transplantation (LT) is a devastating complication associated with ischemic biliary cholangiopathy (IBC) that can occur even after successful revascularization.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Epithelial Damage, Regenerative Capacity and Local Immune Response After Cold Storage of DBD Livers Determine Biliary Complications After Liver Transplantation.
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the development and molecular mechanisms of bile duct (BD) damage between organ retrieval and transplantation and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complication After Living Donor Liver Transplantation According to Biliary Reconstruction Methods
BackgroundDespite improvement of operative techniques and long term outcomes, biliary complication remains as a severe obstacle in living donor liver transplantation.MethodsMedical records of 245 adult…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of HCV on Post Transplant Biliary Strictures
Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa.
Biliary strictures continue to be a significant cause of morbidity following liver transplantation (LT). Though several studies have implicated donor and recipient factors in the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Inflammasome Activation in Hepatocytes and Kupffer Cells Orchestrates the Hepatotoxic Effect of Bile Acids and Can Be Potential Target in the Management of Cholestatic Liver Injury
Purpose: Cholestatic liver injury (CLI) is commonly associated with many hepatobiliary diseases and substantially increases the peri-operative morbidity and mortality in liver surgery and transplantation.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Tobacco Use Is a Significant Risk Factor for Post-Transplant Biliary Complications
Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
Purpose: Biliary complications following liver transplantation are a significant source of morbidity, potentially leading to graft failure necessitating retransplantation. Smoking precipitates both microvascular and macrovascular…2015 American Transplant Congress
Deep Surgical Site Infections (dSSI) After Liver Transplantation (LTx): Emergence of Multiple-Drug Resistant (MDR) Pathogens
Purpose: We described the epidemiology, microbiology and outcomes of dSSI after LTx.Methods: We performed a single center retrospective study of 332 consecutive patients undergoing LTX…2015 American Transplant Congress
Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) in Liver Transplantation from Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Donors: A Controlled Randomized Trial
Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
To further evaluate the impact of tPA in reduction of ITBS in livers recovered from the DCD donors we conducted a controlled randomized trial. Between…
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