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Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Safety and Efficacy of Alemtuzumab Compared to Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin as Induction for Secondary Transplant after a Primary Transplant with Alemtuzumab Induction

    J. L. Fose1, M. R. Jorgenson1, G. E. Leverson2, R. R. Redfield2

    1Pharmacy, UW Health, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: Alemtuzumab and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) are commonly used lymphocyte depleting induction agents. Traditional thinking suggests that re-transplantation is associated with higher rejection risk,…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Multidisciplinary Transplant UTI Service; Challenging the Stalemate

    J. J. Chong, A. Adiki, D. Ness, J. Olsburgh, R. H. Zakri

    Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    *Purpose: Symptomatic UTIs (urinary tract infections) cause a significantly detrimental effect on long term graft function. Immunosuppression coupled with underlying renal or urological abnormality makes…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Outcomes and Safety of Living Kidney Transplantation from Older Donors

    Y. Kakuta1, M. Okumi1, T. Kanzawa1, K. Unagami2, H. Ishida2, K. Tanabe1

    1Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 2Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    *Purpose: The shortage of deceased donors and increase in the aging population have led to increased kidney transplantation using older living donors (LDs) in Japan,…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Analgesia and Control of Pain Following Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

    J. Hedvat1, N. W. Lange1, P. Sandoval2, L. E. Ratner2, D. S. Tsapepas2

    1Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 2Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LapDNx) for renal transplantation is a standard surgical practice. Effective pain management following this operation is essential. The purpose of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Improving Pre-Kidney Transplantion Laboratory Utilization in an Era of Increasing Waitlist Size

    G. K. Mahowald1, B. Kimball2, N. Elias2, E. Heher3, T. Girouard1, S. L. Saidman1, V. Pattanayak1

    1Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

    *Purpose: Beginning on March 25, 2015, our institution’s kidney transplant program has implemented a “readiness” protocol, whereby patients are listed after limited workup and comprehensive…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Low Incidence of Acute Renal Failure with Minimal Prophylaxis after Iodinated-Contrast TC in Ambulatory Renal Transplant Patients

    C. Jimenez1, S. Afonso1, M. O. Lopez1, M. E. Gonzalez1, M. J. Santana1, A. Santiago2, M. A. Vaca1, M. Ferreira1, R. Selgas1

    1Nephrology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 2Radiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

    *Purpose: Kidney transplant patients are at risk of contrast-induced nephropathy. CT scan with contrast is a very common imaging test. Our objective is to study…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of Planned vs. Unplanned Pregnancies in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients

    S. Rao1, L. A. Coscia2, D. Kliniewski2, S. Constantinescu3, M. J. Moritz4

    1Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 2Gift of Life Institute, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, 3Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 4Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of planned vs. unplanned pregnancies in 897 female kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: Data were collected…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Transplant Ureteral Stricture Location and Type of Ureteral Revision on Long-Term Graft Survival and Patient Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation

    C. Shepherd1, R. Cameron2, C. Holbrooks2, A. Lin3, S. Nadig3, J. McGillicuddy3, D. Dubay3, D. Taber3, P. Baliga3, V. Rohan3

    1Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 3Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: Transplant ureteral strictures are a major cause of morbidity following kidney transplantation and often require surgical revision including ureteroureterostomy (UU) and neocystoureterostomy (NC). Our…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Periphery Blood ddcfDNA Can Significantly Differentiate Acute Humoral Rejection from Banff’s Type I Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplantation

    R. Wang1, T. Jiang2, J. Shen1, J. Ge3, W. Lei1, X. Yang3, H. Deng1, W. Kong1, J. Zhou1

    1Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2Organ diagnosis company, Suzhou, China, 3Organ Diagnosis Company, Suzhou, China

    *Purpose: Cell free DNA(cfDNA) was widely used in field of cancer and obstetric care. Alloantigens was existed in Organ transplantation, so donor derived cfDNA(ddcfDNA) was…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Hypoadiponectinemia is Associated with Low Handgrip Strength in Renal Transplant Recipients

    M. Lee1, B. Hsu2

    1Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, 2Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan

    *Purpose: Adiponectin was synthesized and expressed by adipocytes. However, recently it was suggested that adiponectin is also secreted and expressed by skeletal muscle. Decline of…
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