2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pancreatic Texture Assessment on Islet Isolation and Metabolic Outcome After TPIAT.
Introduction: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment for refractory chronic pancreatitis (CP). Chronic inflammation leads to fibrosis formation in pancreas and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Evaluation of the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Continuous Infusion of Treprostinil to Prevent Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Adult Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients.
Introduction:Liver transplantation is currently the only therapeutic option for patients with end stage liver diseases. Liver allografts undergo cold ischemic injury and warm reperfusion injury…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ex Vivo Normothermic Perfusion of Isolated Segmental Porcine Bowel: A Novel Functional Model of the Small Intestine.
Introduction: There is a need for the development of suitable large animal models for research in gastroenterology and intestinal transplantation. Ex vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Non-Cytotoxic Donor Specific HLA Antibodies Do Not Increase the Risk of Graft Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Thymoglobulin and IVIG Induction.
Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of pre-formed donor specific HLA antibodies (DSA) in a large population of kidney transplant (tx)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Risk of Sepsis Early: A Way to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Early Allograft Dysfunction After Liver Transplantation?
General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Early Allograft Dysfunction (EAD) after Liver Transplantation (LT) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, which is strongly associated with sepsis/septic shock. Aim of this…2017 American Transplant Congress
IP-10 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Suppresses Inflammatory Components of IBMIR and Improves Pancreatic Islet Graft Function.
Introduction: An instant blood-mediated inflammatory response (IBMIR) causes acute loss of pancreatic islets. Interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10) is a key proinflammatory chemokine that may…2017 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Differences in Living Donor and Recipient Pairs Estimated GFR at Six Months Over Time.
Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL
Previous studies of the United States Kidney Transplant Database revealed that the median estimated GFR (eGFR) has improved over the last decade for living donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation of Xenogeneic Livers Repopulated with Autologous Hepatocytes: Proof of Normal Function and Consistent Survival.
Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
BackgroundGeneration of transplantable patient-like organs in pigs will solve the problem of organ shortage and potentially extend the indications for liver transplantation. However, the efficacy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Systemic Monitoring of DSA and Protocol Management to Optimize Renal Allograft Outcome in a Single Transplant Center.
Denovo (dn) donor specific antibody (DSA) development has been shown to adversely affect long-term allograft survival. To improve graft outcome for kidney (K) transplant (Tx)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Cold Ischemia Time as a Risk for Low Regeneration at the Early Phase After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Background. The objective of this study was to determine the risk factors for low liver regeneration at the early phase after living donor liver transplantation…
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