Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Recipient Outcomes from Living Donors with Stones
S. Doshi, T. Taber, M. S. Yaqub, O. Adebiyi, D. MIshler, C. Sundaram, J. Powelson, W. Goggins, A. Sharfuddin
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Deficiency of IRE1a Ameliorates Renal Allograft Injury via Remodeling of Graft-Infiltrating Macrophages
L. Qiu¹, J. Wang¹, X. Yeap¹, S. Han¹, F. Zheng¹, D. Fang², Z. J. Zhang¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Inflammatory macrophages contribute to the development of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and allograft rejection. However, the underlying mechanisms by which macrophage mediate allograft injury and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Safety Of Adjuvant Chemotherapy In Kidney Transplant Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma
Z. Wang, J. Xiao, Y. Zhu, J. Lin, Y. Guo, Y. Tian
Capital Medical University，Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the safety of adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine plus cisplatin in kidney transplant patients with urothelial…
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Early Post-transplant Weight Gain In Inner-city Kidney Transplant Recipients (ktrs) Does Not Remit And Is Associated With Poor Food Quality, Stress And Anxiety.
A. Myrie, J. Leong, J. Fazli, Y. Akivis, C. Wilson, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Weight gain is a significant issue in the post-transplant period and can contribute to morbidity and development or worsening of diabetes and hypertension. Some…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Body Mass Index Alone Should Not Be Used to Exclude Potential Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Harriman, V. Gurram, A. Farney, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, A. Mena-Gutierrez, C. Jay, R. Stratta, J. Rogers
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Patients with extreme obesity (EO, BMI ≥40 kg/m2) are frequently excluded as renal transplant candidates. The study purpose was to analyze outcomes of deceased…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Rejection and Higher Graft Survival in Pediatric Deceased Donors
P. Budhiraja¹, D. Rotich², J. Mahnken², A. Ilahe¹, A. Naik³, D. Cibrik¹
¹Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Statistics, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, ³Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose:Pediatric donor kidneys are important pool of donor kidneys which despite the early surgical complications have good long-term graft survival.1 We hypothesize that this survival…
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Effect of Severe Diarrhea on Kidney Transplant Outcomes
J. Kim, J. Ha, Y. Kim, S. Han
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: In addition to immunological complications, non-immunological events should be considered following kidney transplantation. Among them, diarrhea is the most common gastrointestinal complication, but its…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Dialysis Lowers Pulmonary Embolism Mortality Risk in Kidney Transplantation
B. Javaid, A. Gilbert, G. Vranic, J. Moore, B. Thomas, P. Abrams, S. Ghasemian, J. Verbesey, S. Yi, M. Cooper
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
*Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to assess the risk of mortality attributed to pulmonary embolism in kidney transplant recipients. We also wanted…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prospective BK Virus Screening in the Early Post-Kidney Transplant Period: A Single Center Experience
N. Parrish¹, S. Stander², M. Anand², B. G. Abu Jawdeh², A. Govil²
¹UC Med Ctr, Cincinnati, OH, ²U Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: BK virus screening protocols for the early (up to post-transplant day 90) post kidney transplant (KT) period vary amongst kidney transplant centers. Most commonly,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Endovascular Repair Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms In Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Kwon¹, D. Jung¹, Y. Kim¹, S. Park², S. Yoon²
¹Department of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, The Catholic Universtiy of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The possibility to diagnosis abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in patients who underwent kidney transplantation (KT) is increasing. Immunosuppressive agents may effect on AAA progression.…