2021 American Transplant Congress
Multistep Algorithm to Achieve Weight Loss Goal in Advanced Stage Obesity Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Single Center Preliminary Report
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Obesity causes and complicates glomerulonephritis and chronic kidney disease (CKD) leading to end stage renal disease (ESRD). Kidney Transplantation (KT) improves ESRD patients’ survival…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Role of the B2 Microglobulin Trend in Patients with Delayed Graft Function After Kidney Transplant
Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is associated with worse short and long-term outcomes after kidney transplantation. There is a lack of biomarkers to predict outcomes…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Donor-derived Cell-free DNA Testing in Detecting Subclinical Kidney Allograft Rejection
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) testing is an emerging method of non-invasive testing for graft rejection in the field of solid-organ transplantation. We describe how…2020 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Hepatic CHOP Expression Dictates Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplantation
1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
*Purpose: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress plays a pivotal role in the mechanism of liver ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). Although we and others have demonstrated the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Increased Intra-Abdominal Pressure is Associated with Delayed Graft Function after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is a common complication among critically ill and post-surgical patients that can cause organ dysfunction. Its prevalence and effects after…2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Failing Native Kidney Function after Successful PTA
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Patients with labile diabetes and good kidney function are often advised to wait until kidney function deteriorates and then undergo a SPK rather than…2020 American Transplant Congress
The 1-Year Incremental Costs of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) in Commercially Insured Kidney Transplant Patients Under 65
*Purpose: Strong evidence exists that DGF is associated with poor patient outcomes. The long-term impact of DGF on health resource use and cost, however, is…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Application of Electron Microscope Examination in Evaluation of Donor Liver Quality in Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is considered as the only curable treatment for patients with end stage liver diseases. Post-operative complications include early allograft dysfunction (EAD),…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Efficacy of Spheroidal Hepatocyte in Hepatocyte Transplantation
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Ⅰ Hokkaido University Graduate School, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Hepatocyte transplantation (HCTx) has been expected as a next generation cell therapy alternative to liver transplantation. Following HCTx, the liver function improves in many…2020 American Transplant Congress
Does the Choice of Renal Arterial Anastomotic Methods in Kidney Allografts with Multiple Renal Arteries Affect the Recovery Rate of Renal Plasma Flow after Kidney Transplantation?
Nephrology, Toho University, Faculty of Medicine, Ota-ku,Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: In cases of kidney allografts with multiple renal arteries, renal arterial anastomotic methods vary in each recipient. The aim of this study is to…
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