Articles tagged "Graft function"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Complications of Interposition Grafts for Middle Hepatic Vein Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
S. Kim, G. Chun, I. Song
Division of Hepatobiliay and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Allografts and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts are suitable for middle hepatic vein (MHV) reconstruction during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We experienced other complications depending…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Quantitative Measuring of Iliac Artery Calcification in Renal Transplantation
C. Choi¹, A. Han², S. Ahn², M. Ahn¹, S. Min², J. Ha²
¹Transplantation and vascular surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Transplantation and vascular surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Arterial calcification is common in patients with end stage renal disease and is often accompanied by wall hypertrophy. The aims of this study are…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Discarded Human Liver Quality with Normothermic Ex-Vivo Liver Perfusion
F. Zhou, M. Xu, S. Garcia-Aroz, G. A. Upadhya, Y. Lin, W. C. Chapman
Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Normothermic Ex-vivo Liver Perfusion (NELP) of livers shows promising results in overcoming injuries that occur in deceased donor liver transplantation. The effect of NELP…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic-Assisted versus Open Techniques for Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comparison Using Propensity Score Analysis
F. Tinney, J. Stracke, S. Nagai, L. Malinzak, T. McEvoy, S. Mohamed Ilias, A. Yoshida
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Following rapid advancements in minimally invasive urology, living donor robotic-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) has developed into a feasible alternative to open kidney transplantation (OKT).…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Implications of Serum Mac-2 Binding Protein in Regular Follow Up after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation
T. Ueno¹, T. Kodama¹, Y. Noguchi¹, M. Nomura¹, R. Saka¹, Y. Takama¹, Y. Tazuke¹, K. Bessho², H. Okuyama¹
¹Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ²Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
*Purpose: Pediatric living donor liver transplant (LDLT) patients sometimes develops graft fibrosis. They showed graft fibrosis even if their liver function tests were within normal…
2019 American Transplant Congress
‘Back-to-Base’ Normothermic Clinical Liver Perfusion – Cold before NMP Does Not Compromise Protective Benefit
K. Dajani, M. Bral, D. leon Izquierdo, D. Bigam, N. Kneteman, J. Shapiro
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: In previous clinical studies utilizing normothermic ex situ liver machine preservation, perfusion was initiated rapidly following organ procurement using a portable system transported to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Cardioprotective Effects of Pre-Operative Cyclosporine in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation
Y. Hirase, M. Harris, M. Watson, H. Lee, C. Patel
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if pre-operative cyclosporine (Cya) decreases the rate of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) in patients undergoing orthotopic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Ligation of the Proximal Splenic Vein to Keep Adequate Portal Flow in Patients with Large Splenorenal Shunts during Living Donor Liver Transplantation
C. Cheng
Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Kwei-Shan Township, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Purpose: Adequate graft portal venous flow is essential for the rapid regeneration of partial grafts during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Large splenorenal shunts (SRS)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Effects Of Simultaneously Training Additional Surgeons In The Living Donor Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant
J. D. Stracke, M. Safwan, L. Malinzak, A. Yoshida
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Minimally invasive surgery is an ever-developing field in surgery. Numerous international transplant programs have reported the success and safety of robotic assisted kidney transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Graft Function And Long-term Outcomes Following Kidney Transplantation Using An Intraoperative Tissue Oximetry Sensor
H. Lau, A. Shimomura, E. Tantisattamo, U. G. Reddy, D. Dafoe, H. Ichii
University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
*Purpose: Marginal kidneys have been increasingly used due to the severe shortage of organs. Deceased-donor kidney transplantation is associated with a higher incidence of delayed…