2018 American Transplant Congress
Functional Reconstruction of Urogenital Tissue Defects Using VCA: A Novel Microsurgical Penis Transplant Model and Clinical & Histological Rejection Classification
Background: Defects of male urogenital structures subsequent to major trauma are associated with severely reduced function and quality-of-life. As of recent, penis transplantation represents an…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Lymphoceles after Kidney Transplantation on Long-Term Outcomes
Dept. of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Despite preventive methods, lymphoceles are common complications occurring in up to a third of kidney transplant recipients (KTR). A variety of risk factors (surgical,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improvement in Intermediate Graft Survival among Deceased Donor Recipients in the Last Decade Due to Improvements in Outcomes of Higher KDPI Kidney Recipients
Medicine, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL, Turkey.
Previous research by our group showed that intermediate graft survival of adult deceased donor kidney transplants between six months and three years post-transplant improved in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of Isolated v-Lesions in Kidney Transplantation
Background: Arteritis without significant tubulo-interstitial inflammation (v1-3, but i≤1 and t≤1) is referred by the 10th Banff conference as 'isolated v-lesions'. The clinical significance of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Type I NKT Cells Augment Humoral and Cellular Alloimmunity in Response to Hepatocyte Transplantation
Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Hepatocyte transplantation (HcTx) is a potential therapeutic modality for patients with liver disease. Despite examples of antigen acceptance in the liver, allogeneic HcTx into patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Class II Anti-HLA IgG2 and IgG3 DSAs Predict Poorer Outcomes in Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection of Renal Allografts
Introduction: whilst the development of IgG3 and C1q binding de novo [dn] HLA DSAs are associated with a poor outcome in acute antibody mediated rejection,…2018 American Transplant Congress
MERTK Mediates Transplant Tolerance via IFN-a Regulation of MDSCs and Tregs
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago.
Introduction: MERTK is one of the TAM receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) that mediate homeostatic phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, and transmit regulatory signals that modulate immune…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Survival Index for Recipients with High MELD Score: A Model for Post-Transplant Survival in Severely Ill Patients
Background: SHARE-35 prioritizes patients with MELD scores ≥35 for regional sharing of liver allografts. Because this policy incentivizes transplantation of sicker patients, this study examines…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using the SRTR Expected Survival Worksheet to Estimate Expected Number of Events
The purpose of this effort is to provide transplant administrative and clinical directors with reliable predictions of Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) risk-adjusted 1-year…2018 American Transplant Congress
When Does Donor Age Matter? A Review of over 70,000 Liver Transplants
Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Background: Past studies on donor age in liver transplantation have largely relied on binary groups (i.e., young vs. old) with arbitrarily defined cut-offs. The aim…
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