2016 American Transplant Congress
Computed Tomography Measures of Nutrition Deficits in Patients with Intestine Failure.
Surgery, Transplant Division, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Introduction: Patients with intestine failure (IF) and dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN) develop severe nutrition deficits that impact on perioperative morbidity and mortality. Previous research…2016 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Techniques in Modified Multiorgan Transplantation.
Objective: Investigate the clinical efficacy of combined en-bloc liver-pancreas transplantation in patients with end stage liver disease and diabetes.Method: The clinical data of 19 cases…2016 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Inclusion of the Liver on the Outcome After Intestinal Transplantation.
1Abdominal Transplantation, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 2Pathology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Introduction: Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is indicated when life-threatening complications occur following chronic total parenteral nutrition in intestinal failure patients. Several complications (TPN related irreversible liver…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Colonization Or Infection After Small Intestinal Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality amongst SOT recipients. However, little is known about the relevance of VRE in small intestinal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Arteriovenous Fistulas/Grafts for Patients With Intestinal Failure: Innovation or Insanity?
Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Vascular access is the lifeline for chronic intestinal failure patients who are dependent on parenteral nutrition. The traditional use of long term tunnelled central…2015 American Transplant Congress
Chimerism for Early Detection of Graft Versus Host Disease in Intestinal Transplantation
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a potentially fatal complication after multivisceral transplantation (MVT). By definition, donor cells must be present in the blood of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus With Low Dose Tacrolimus in Intestinal Transplantation
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Introduction: Renal dysfunction is a well-known complication after organ transplant given immunosuppression (ISP) with calcineurin inhibitors. This is especially true after intestinal transplant (ITx) given…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Timing, and Consequence of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody in Intestinal Transplantation
Center for Intestinal Care and Transplant, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
The development of denovo Donor specific antibody (dnDSA) in intestinal transplantation (ITx) remains largely unknown. We conducted a prospective and longitudinal analysis of adult and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Creation of a Functional Bio-Artificial Intestinal Segment in Rats
Short bowel syndrome is caused by reduced intestinal length and insufficient absorption. TPN may improve life expectancy, but is potentially associated with severe complications and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Vascularised Composite Allografts and Intestinal Transplantation: Does the Skin Component Provide a Pre-Rejection Marker for the Visceral Organ?
Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Can the skin component of a synchronously transplanted vascularised composite allograft (VCA) be used as a pre-rejection marker for the intestinal transplant (IT)?Methods: Recipients…
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