Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction Does Not Increase the Risk of Thrombotic Events in Kidney Transplantation: A Matched Case-Control Study.
J. Iuppa,¹ M. Dokus,² E. Venniro,³ A. Patel,² A. Danzig,⁴ J. Hahn,¹ R. Kashyap,² M. Orloff,² J. Taylor.³
¹Department of Pharmacy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ²Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ³Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; ⁴School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Background: Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is the most commonly used induction agent in kidney transplantation (KTx). To date, case reports and in vitro analyses have suggested…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Is a Safe Preservation Technique for Kidney Transplantation: A New Opportunity for the Storage, Assessment and Repair of Kidney Grafts.
J. Kaths,^1,2,3 J. Echeverri,¹ N. Goldaracena,¹ K. Louis,¹ Y.-M. Chun,¹ I. Linares,^1,3 A. Wiebe,¹ P. Yip,⁵ R. John,⁵ I. Mucsi,⁶ A. Ghanekar,¹ D. Bagli,^7,3 D. Grant,¹ L. Robinson,^2,3 M. Selzner.^1,3
¹Department of Surgery, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Division of Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁴Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany; ⁵Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁶Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁷Departments of Surgery (Urology) & Physiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hypothermic kidney storage causes preservation injury. We investigated whether SCS can be safely replaced with prolonged normothermic ex vivo kidney perfusion (NEVKP). Right kidneys were…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Do We Need Radioisotope Renography in Evaluation of Split Renal Function in Living Kidney Donors?
Y. Yoon,¹ H. Lee,¹ D. Joo,² K. Huh,² M. Kim,² S. Kim,² Y. Kim,² W. Han.¹
¹Urology, Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Transplantation Surgery, Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Introduction: Accurate estimation of split renal function in living kidney donors is important for side-selection and a sufficient long-term residual renal function. The present study…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of New Kidney Allocation System on Transplant Rates for Highly Sensitized Patients-Center Specific Study.
X. Zhang, M. Naim, A. Vo, S. Jordan, N. Reinsmoen.
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim: Our renal transplant program promotes transplant of highly sensitized patients (pts) through desensitization and listing only strong antibodies as unacceptable antigens (UAs). UNOS implemented…
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Ureteroenterostomy in Kidney Transplant: Retrospective Analysis of 30 Consecutive Cases.
H. Marinho Neto, B. Leslie, J. Neves Neto, M. Almeida, A. Pessoa, J. Offernni, M. Nogueira, S. Ximenes, W. Aguiar, H. Tedesco, J. Medina Pestana.
Kidney Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
INTRODUCTION: Lower urinary tract abnormalities are found in up to15% of adults and in 20-30% of children requiring kidney transplantation. Several will necessitate an enterocystoplasty…
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Patients with ESRD Due to Diabetes Have Higher Variability of Their Tacrolimus Levels and Worse Outcomes.
D. Goodall, M. Willicombe, A. McLean, D. Taube.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
IntroductionNonadherence to immunosuppressants is associated with rejection and graft loss and nonadherence to antidiabetics is associated with poor glycaemic control leading to microvascular complications and…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Predicting the Ability of Anti-HLA Antibodies to Activate Complement.
D. Bekbolsynov, C. Baum, B. Mierzejewska, A. Malebari, M. Rees, S. Stepkowski.
University of Toledo, Toledo.
Purpose: The single antigen bead (SAB) assay measures binding of antibodies (Abs) to HLA in units of mean florescence intensity (MFI). Two assays measure the…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Graft Survival in Sensitized and Non-Sensitized Patients: Role of the Combination of Donor-Specific Antibodies and Acute Rejection.
P. Souza,¹ A. Aguirre,¹ G. Bezerra,² H. Rodrigues,² F. Agena,¹ D. David,¹ F. de Paula,¹ E. David-Neto,¹ M. Castro.¹
¹Renal Transplant Service, Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Immunology Laboratory, Instituto do Coração (InCor), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Background: Sensitized (S) patients have higher risk for acute rejection (AR), especially ABMR. DSA is a risk fator for ABMR, however, its impact on AR…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Untreated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience.
W. Davis, R.-A. Lee, L. Daniels, S. Todd, K. True, P. Chong.
University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
Background. Renal transplant recipients (RTR) with asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) are often treated with antibiotics. This could lead to complications related to antibiotic treatment including Clostridium…
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A Change in Insulin Sensitivity and Lipid Profile in Renal Transplant Recipients Converted from Cyclosporine or Standard Release Tacrolimus to Once-Daily Prolonged Release Tacrolimus.
Y. Jung,¹ Y. Kim,¹ S. Kim,¹ H. Shin,¹ H. Rim,¹ H. Rhew.²
¹Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea; ²Urology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Background : New-onset diabetes after transplantation may be associated with the use of tacrolimus (Tac) causing impaired insulin release or reduced insulin sensitivity. And, dyslipidemia…