2018 American Transplant Congress
Klotho, HMGB-1 and Kynurenine as Marker for Injury and Function in Renal Transplantation
Brain death is associated with immune activation and tissue injuries, counter regulated by activation of the tryptophan pathway producing kynurenine (Kyn). High mobility group box…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Regimens in Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry
Aim: Induction and maintenance immunosuppression regimens in intestinal transplant widely vary among centers. The aim of this study was to investigate an association between immunosuppression…2018 American Transplant Congress
CMV Mismatch Still Negatively Affects Patient and Graft Survival in the Era of CMV Prophylactic and Preemptive Therapy: A Paired Kidney Analysis
Background: The impact of CMV serostatus on kidney transplant outcomes in an era when CMV prophylactic and preemptive strategies are used routinely is not clearly…2018 American Transplant Congress
Mechanisms of Vascularized Bone Marrow Graft Protection of Vascularized Composite Allografts
Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Background Co-transplantation of vascularized bone marrow (VBM) promotes vascularized composite allograft (VCA) survival with standard immunosuppression in a non-human primate (NHP) model. We investigated mechanisms…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Recipients with Early and Late Presenting Polyomavirus Nephropathy (PVN) with Regard to Histological Findings and Graft Survival: What is the Influence of CD4/CD8 Ratio on the Presenting Time of PVN
Introduction: PVN is a common complication occurring around 12 mo after renal transplant (RT). We aimed to explore the differences between early and late-onset PVN…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation Outcomes after Share 35: Analysis of NASH Recipients from UNOS Database
Background: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a rapidly growing indication for liver transplantation (LT) among patients with end-stage liver diseases. The study aimed to examine the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cold Ischemia Time is an Important Risk Factor for Post-Liver Transplant Prolonged Length of Stay
Background: Cold ischemia time (CIT) is often viewed as a categorical risk factor in liver transplantation. We hypothesize that the risk for adverse outcomes increases…2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Prolonged Cold Ischemia Affect Outcomes in Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Transplants?
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) in the setting of donation after cardiac death (DCD), with requisite warm ischemia time (WIT), produces a 'dual hit'…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,…
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