2018 American Transplant Congress
Unilateral vs. Bilateral Dual Kidney Transplantation: University of Bologna Experience
One option for using organs from donors with a suboptimal nephron mass, e.g. expanded criteria donors (ECD) kidneys, is dual kidney transplantation (DKT)Methods: Ninety-three DKT…2018 American Transplant Congress
Furosemide Stress Test as a Predicting Biomarker for Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
Delayed graft function (DGF) is considered as a risk factor for long-term allograft failure and rejection episodes.There is currently no biomarker in the immediate post-kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
Targeted Donor Complement Blockade after Brain-Death Prevents Delayed Graft Function but Not Progression to Antibody-Mediated Rejection in a Non-Human Primate Model of Kidney Allo-Transplantation
1Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; 2Pharming Group N.V, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: Donor brain death (BD) triggers a complement-mediated inflammatory response linked to renal injury which has been associated to delayed graft function (DGF) and the…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Pre-Transplant Pyuria of the Deceased Donor on Post-Transplant Urinary Tract Infections in the Case of Gender Mismatch Transplantation
1Nephrology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea; 2Nephrology, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Introduction: Renal transplantation is one of the best treatment options in patients with end-stage renal diseas. It is reported that kidney transplantation using organs from…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Allograft Biopsy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with DGF – Call for an Individualized Approach
Transplant Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Introduction:With the use of potent induction and maintenance immunosuppressive therapy, routine early/protocol biopsy in DGF patients is questionable.AimThis study aimed to determine the incidence of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Torsion and Inversion of Intraperitoneal Kidneys Manifesting as Acute Allograft Dysfunction – A Case Series
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Torsion (rotation of kidney allograft around its vascular pedicle) or inversion (rotation of kidney graft around ureter) of intraperitoneal transplant kidney is a rare complication.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Direct Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C on Acute Rejection and DSA Formation in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) has historically portended a poor outcome after kidney transplantation. With recent advent of direct antiviral agents (DAA), there has…2018 American Transplant Congress
Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Induction Therapy Are Safe and Feasible in Renal Allografts: Pilot Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Delayed graft function (DGF) and acute rejection lead to adverse effects on graft outcomes. Optimal induction intervention should include both renal structure injury repair…2018 American Transplant Congress
Population-Based Modeling of Prototypes and Determinants of Allograft Function Trajectories after Kidney Transplantation: Implications for Patient Monitoring and Risk Stratification
Paris Transplant Group, Paris, France.
Background:Although the current gold standard of monitoring kidney allograft patients relies primarily on GFR assessment, little is known about long-term eGFR trajectories prototypes and their…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Tourism and Invasive Fungal Infection
Deceased and live-related Renal transplant (RTX) are widespread approved methods throughout the world. In-addition, commercial-RTX has gained an access at certain places driven by financial…
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