Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Scoring Transplant Glomerulopathy Using Morphometry: Correlation with Banff Criteria
M. Morales, A. Denic, W. Park, B. Smith, M. Alexander, M. Stegall.
William J.von Liebig Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Background: Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) is a prognostic marker for graft survival. Still, scoring TG using the Banff cg-score remains a challenge and no assessments in…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Graft Function Correlates with Survival Benefit in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Peripheral Vascular Disease
E. Min, V. Tatapudi, N. Ali, B. Gelb, N. Dagher, J. Benstein, R. Montgomery, B. Lonze.
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
Objective: Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is common among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and is a known independent risk factor for increased post-transplant mortality. The…
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Early Conversion to a CNI-Free Immunosuppression with SRL after Renal Tx – 10 yr Follow-Up Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Trial
J. Andrassy,¹ M. Guba,¹ A. Habicht,² M. Fischereder,³ A. Pascher,⁴ K. Heller,⁵ B. Banas,⁶ O. Hakenberg,⁷ T. Vogel,⁸ T. Kauke.¹
¹Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilans-University, Munich, Germany; ²Transplant, Ludwig-Maximilans-University, Munich, Germany; ³Nephrology, MED IV, Ludwig-Maximilans-University, Munich, Germany; ⁴Surgery, Charitée University, Berlin, Germany; ⁵Medicine, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; ⁶Internal Medicine II, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; ⁷Urology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; ⁸Surgery, University of Munster, Munster, Germany.
Introduction: A prospective multicenter trial comparing an early conversion to a CNI-free immunosuppression with SRL, MMF and steroids with a conventional CsA treatment following renal…
2018 American Transplant Congress
CMV and BKV Infections after Kidney Transplantation: Combined Tacrolimus/everolimus Strategy Using Antithymocyte Globulin Induction
T. Jouve,^1,4 R. Germi,^2,4 B. Janbon,¹ G. Fiard,^3,4 P. Malvezzi,¹ L. Rostaing.^1,4
¹Nephrology, Dialysis, Apheresis, Transplantation Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France; ²Virology Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France; ³Urology Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France; ⁴Medical Sciences, Grenoble University, Grenoble, France.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK Virus (BKV) infections are frequent complications after kidney transplantation. A combined regimen of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) and mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) reduces…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Mycophenolate Monotherapy is Safe and Effective in HLA-Matched Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Hennes, K. Holdener, W. Burlingham, B. Astor, A. Djamali.
UW Health, Madison, WI.
Purpose: The ideal minimizing strategy for maintenance immunosuppression in HLA-matched kidney transplant recipients (KTR) is unknown. We hypothesized that mycophenolate (MPA) monotherapy is a safe…
2018 American Transplant Congress
How Old is Too Old? Expanding Living Kidney Organ Transplantation from Donors above 60 Years of Age with Associated Comorbidity.
A. Ghazanfar, L. Salih.
Transplant Surgery, St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Worldwide the population is ageing. In UK there are more people above 60 than under 16 years of age. Hence there are more elderly…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Torsion and Inversion of Intraperitoneal Kidneys Manifesting as Acute Allograft Dysfunction – A Case Series
P. Kandula, A. Patel, S. Bains, H. Sun.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Torsion (rotation of kidney allograft around its vascular pedicle) or inversion (rotation of kidney graft around ureter) of intraperitoneal transplant kidney is a rare complication.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Multiplexed Immunofluorescence to Investigate the Immune Response to BK Virus in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Fajardo,¹ P. Grimm,¹ N. Kambham,² G. Nolan,³ N. Samusik,³ J. Maltzman.³
¹Pediatrics, Stanford, Stanford, CA; ²Pathology, Stanford, Stanford, CA; ³Immunology, Stanford, Stanford, CA.
Background: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) is a significant complication in renal transplantation that leads to allograft dysfunction or failure. BKV is thought to reactivate as…
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An Enhanced Educational Program for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Their Supports: Knowledge Gained but Room for Improvement
E. Clifton, A. Eshelman, D. Kim, A. Patel, P. Williams, D. Nicholson, K. Hogan, E. Rubinstein, D. Ramirez, N. Sadik, M. Jesse.
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Given the complexities of transplantation, success relies on both medical and lifestyle management. Patients and their support systems require extensive education on the requirements of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Exenatide Reduces Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Donation after Cardiac Death Rat Kidney Transplantation
H. Yang,¹ Y. Shi,² X. Li,¹ C. Long,¹ Z. Xu,¹ L. Luo,¹ W. Luo,¹ Y. Zhang,¹ T. Zeng,³ M. Chen,⁴ H. Li,⁵ Z. Wang.⁵
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, People's Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China; ²Department of Pathology, Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China; ³Department of Urologic Surgery, People's Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China; ⁴Department of Vascular Surgery, People's Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China; ⁵Department of Urologic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Background: Exenatide provide protection against warm Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury (IRI) in the rat heart and kidney. We hypothesized that Exenatide reduces IRI in a rat donation…