Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Tissue Specificity and the Role of Lymphocytes in Estrogen-Mediated Protection from Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
P. T. Hernandez, C. S. O'Brien, S. J. Concors, L. N. Krumeich, Z. Wang, G. Ge, W. Hancock, M. H. Levine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major contributor to delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplantation. We previously demonstrated lower rates of DGF…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Robotic Kidney Transplantation and Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Transplant Alone for Morbidly Obese Patients with End-Stage Renal Failure: A Prospective Randomized Trial
K. A. Tulla, P. West-Thielke, P. DiCocco, O. Okoye, K. Bruno, J. Almario Alvarez, M. Spaggiari, I. G. Tzvetanov, E. Benedetti
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that simultaneous robotic assisted kidney transplant and robotic assisted sleeve gastrectomy results in fewer surgical complications…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Role of Genetic Studies in Reclassifying Cause of End Stage Kidney Disease among Kidney Transplant Candidates
M. El Ters¹, F. Pinto e Vairo², F. C. Fervenza¹, M. Alexander³, F. G. Cosio¹, H. Amer¹, M. Hogan¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Recent studies evaluating genetic causes of kidney disease have reclassified a subgroup of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) into collagenopathies. This knowledge has implication in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Low Dose Donor Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies between Living Donor versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
S. Kim¹, S. Lee¹, E. Ko¹, T. Ban², J. Min³, H. Yoon⁴, C. Yang¹, B. Chung¹
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Presence of donor specific anti-HLA antibody (HLA-DSA) has significant impact on the short term and long term allograft outcomes after kidney transplantation. However, the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocols on Robotic Living Kidney Donor Outcomes: A Single Center Experience
B. Ruch, A. Sharma, J. Amery, C. Bhati, A. Khan, A. Cotterell, M. Scott, M. Levy
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Traditional management of living donor nephrectomies includes intraoperative volume loading to maintain renal perfusion and urine output. Recently our center initiated fluid restriction as…
2020 American Transplant Congress
GLP1-RAs, SGLT2i Are Underutilized in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity
M. Stumpf, S. A. Dar, S. Rao, A. Doyle
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: There is little research describing differences in use of antidiabetic medications amongst obese, diabetic patients with or without a history of kidney transplant. More…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Pre-Emptive Plasma Exchange and Rituximab in Prevention of Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation in High-Risk Patients
D. Christiadi, R. Charif, A. Kousios, M. Loucaidou
Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Center, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is considered the leading cause of nephrotic syndrome in the adult population. Following kidney transplantation (KT), the recurrence rate of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Does Transplantation of Hepatitis C Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients Cause Hepatitis C-Associated Kidney Injury?
R. H. Naik, S. Shawar, R. C. Forbes, H. Schaefer, D. Shaffer, M. Rossi, V. Imperio, B. P. Concepcion, M. Kapp
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: With increasing utilization of Hepatitis C infected (HCV+) kidneys for transplantation into uninfected (HCV-) recipients, there is concern for the development of HCV-associated kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of B Cell Depletion Therapies on Preformed Xenoantibodies in Transplant Recipient
S. Yeh¹, N. A. Wilson², A. Djamali², R. Redfield³
¹Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ²Medicine/Nephrology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
*Purpose: To assess the effect of B cell depletion therapies on preformed xenoantibodies in transplant recipient. Preformed xenoantibodies are a significant barrier to successful xenotransplantation.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Combined Phenotyping to Identify Kidney Transplants at Greatest Risk after Subclinical Acute Rejection
S. Park¹, R. Heilman², E. Poggio³, D. Taber⁴, L. Zhao¹, K. Guo¹, S. Kurian⁵, C. Rebello¹, S. Brietigam¹, M. Abecassis⁶, J. Friedewald¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴MUSC, Charleston, SC, ⁵Scripps, La Jolla, CA, ⁶University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: We hypothesize that the combination of protocol biopsy histology and gene expression profiles (GEP) for subclinical acute rejection (subAR) in the blood will improve…