2016 American Transplant Congress
Successful Transplantation in ABO- and HLA-Incompatible Kidney-Transplant Patients.
Introduction: ABO-incompatible (ABOi) and HLA-incompatible (HLAi) kidney transplantation using living donors is common place; however, few data have reported on the outcomes of ABOi/HLAi living-kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Non-A2 Donor ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplantation – Promising Results with Anti-A/B Antibody Reduction Both Pre- and Post-Transplant.
IntroductionOne way to expand the donor pool for patients with acute liver failure could be to use deceased donor (DD) ABO-incompatible (ABOi) liver grafts. However,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Excellent Results of ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantations at Multicenter Japanese Case Series
[Background]Although kidney transplantation (KT) is the most reassuring treatment for patients with ESRD, shortage of organ donation in Japan is crucial. This issue has forced…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplantation Immunoadsorption Can Be Safely Withheld After ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Background: After ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation, postoperative plasma exchange (PE) or immunoadsorption (IA) is performed per protocol or depending on postoperative A/B-titers to prevent acute rejection.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Desensitization Protocol and Cancer Risk in Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Desensitization (DS) in kidney transplant is a current therapy for all cause of incompatible living donor kidney transplants (LDKT). The impact in cancer risk…2015 American Transplant Congress
Expanding the Living Donor Pool: Results of ABO Incompatible Living Related Kidney Transplantation
Background: Organ shortage has led to an increase in living related kidney transplantation. Here we report on our program of expanding the living donor pool…