Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Antibody Titers as Predictors of Kidney Graft Outcomes.
A. Gilbert,¹ M. Zaheer,¹ O. Timofeeva,² S. Rosen-Bronson,² M. Awwad,² D. Li,² M. Grafals,¹ B. Javaid,¹ P. Abrams,¹ J. Verbesey,¹ M. Cooper.¹
¹Surgery, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC; ²Pathology, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
PURPOSE: Development of de novo donor specific antibody (dnDSA) following kidney transplantation is not uncommon. As laboratory techniques advance, rates of dnDSA have increased. However,…
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Induction with T-cell Depletional Agents Is Safe and Efficacious in the Very Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of the OPTN Database.
H. Dave, L. Wolfe, H. Fattah, D. Kumar, A. King, M. Levy, A. Cotterell, A. Sharma, C. Bhati, G. Gupta.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Background: Kidney transplantation is increasingly being offered to the very elderly (Age>70 years) kidney transplant recipients. Previous studies analyzing the effect of induction immunosuppression in…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Fatty Liver in Non-Hepatic Organ Transplantation.
N. Kemmer, A. Alsina.
Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa, FL.
With the availability of effective antiviral regimen for HCV, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in western countries and…
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What Are the Benefits of Transvaginal Route for Kidney Extraction in Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy ?
S. Hurel,¹ M. Ariane,¹ F. Audenet,¹ C. Legendre,² A. Mejean,¹ M.-O. Timsit.¹
¹Hôpital Européen Georges Pomidou, Paris, France; ²Hôpital Necker, Paris, France.
Rationale and objectivesTransvaginal route for kidney extraction (TVE) emerged as new surgical option during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy to minimize scar and presumably to offer donors…
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The Long and Short of Old and Cold on Renal Allograft Outcomes.
A. Naik,¹ D. Luan,¹ K. Lentine,² P. Rao,¹ A. Sakhuja,¹ Y. Huang,¹ M. Samaniego,¹ S. Norman,¹ A. Ojo,¹ D. Cibrik.¹
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis.
Introduction: Donor age and cold ischemia times (CIT) have been shown to have independent and varying degrees of impact on short and long term risk…
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Incidence, Risk Factors and Treatment of Incisional Hernia After Kidney Transplantation – An Analysis of 1564 Consecutive Patients.
L. Ooms,¹ J. Verhelst,¹ J. Jeekel,² J. IJzermans,¹ J. Lange,¹ T. Terkivatan.¹
¹Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Purpose The objective was to evaluate the incidence and treatment of incisional hernia following kidney transplantation, and to identify potential risk factors.Methods A retrospective cohort…
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Utilization of Subacute Rehabilitation Facility Early After Kidney Transplantation.
F. Luan, M. Ben-Israel, S. Mulgaonkar.
Sanit Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Introduction: Although kidney transplantation is lifesaving compared to dialysis the relative risk for death is higher early after the surgery. Appropriate perioperative management could mitigate…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis B Reactivation Among Non-Liver Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
A. Gonzalez, F. Forouton, A. Humar, S. Husain.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Transplant Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of post-transplant hepatitis B (HBV) reactivation in patients who have previously cleared hepatitis B surface…
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Impact of C3d and C1q-Binding DSA Detected Long-Term After Kidney Transplantation.
M. Crespo,^1,2 D. Redondo,^1,2 C. Garcia,³ J. Gimeno,⁴ M. Perez,^1,2 M. Mir,¹ J. Hernandez,³ J. Yelamos,² A. Faura,^1,2 J. Pascual.^1,2
¹Nephrology and Transplant, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; ²Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; ³Catalunya Reference Laboratory, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Pathology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
HLA DSA detected after kidney transplantation(KT) correlate with outcome, but not all are equal and produce the same functional consequences. Early complement-binding DSA were asssociated…
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Acquired Down-Regulation of B Cell Function Induced by Donor Blood Group Antigens After ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.
M. Tasaki,¹ K. Saito,¹ Y. Nakagawa,¹ N. Imai,² T. Aoki,³ M. Kamimura,³ K. Takahashi,¹ Y. Tomita.¹
¹Division of Urology, Department of Regenerative & Transplant Medicine, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan; ²Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan; ³Division of Transfusion Medicine and Regenerative Medicine Bioscience Medical Center, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Background: The long-term of B cell immunobiology against donor blood group antigen has not been elucidated in ABO incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOi KTx).Methods: The antibody…