2019 American Transplant Congress
Viral Enteritis in Intestinal Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: To evaluate viral enteritis episodes in intestinal transplant recipients (ITR)*Methods: This retrospective review included ITR transplanted between January 2008 and December 2016. Data for…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Role of the T Regulatory Cell Compartment in Intestinal Transplant Patients: Helpful or Unhinged?
*Purpose: The T regulatory (Treg) cell compartment has now been established as a key player in dampening T helper 17 (Th17) mediated inflammation, managing self-tolerance,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Challenges to Inpatient Management Post Abdominal Wall Transplant (AWT) – From App’s Perspective
Duke University hospital, Durham, NC
*Purpose: To highlight the unique features of caring for an AWT recipient and identify areas of improvement for future cases*Methods: AWT is an innovative adjunct…2019 American Transplant Congress
An International Multicentre Validation Study of the Toronto Listing Criteria for Pediatric Intestinal Transplant
*Purpose: Current intestinal transplantation (IT) listing criteria from 2001 have limited ability to predict the need for IT in the current era of intestinal failure…2019 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Management Of Five Hundred Patients With Chronic Gut Failure At A Single Center: Autologous Reconstruction Versus Transplantation
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To define the evolving role of autologous gut reconstruction (AGR) in the management of total parenteral nutrition (TPN)-dependent-chronic gut failure (CGF) patients with special…2019 American Transplant Congress
A National Survey of Immunosuppression Strategies in Intestinal Transplantation
*Purpose: Review the management of immunosuppression (IS) for intestinal transplantation (IT) in the USA*Methods: A survey was created and sent via email to surgical directors…2019 American Transplant Congress
First Report and Mechanistic Analysis of Operational Tolerance after Intestinal Transplant
1MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Transplantation tolerance is a highly sought and rarely achieved state in clinical medicine. Defined as long-term stable and acceptable graft tolerance without immunosuppression and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Promotion of Chimerism by Lymphohematopoietic Graft-versus-Host Responses in Patients Receiving Intestinal Transplantation
*Purpose: Long-term multilineage chimerism often appears in blood following intestinal transplantation (ITx), usually without graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Patients with donor T cell macrochimerism (≥4%) in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Central Role of Graft Resident Memory T Cells in Pathogenesis of GVHD after Bowel Transplantation
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a relatively common and highly morbid complication after intestinal transplantation. Its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Resident memory T cells (TRM)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Vascularized Abdominal Wall Allograft Procurement – Lessons Learned from Early Experiences
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Vascularized abdominal wall allografts (AWA), which protect solid organs in patients with loss of abdominal domain or extensive abdominal wall damage, remain an essential…
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