Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Priorities for Outcomes: A Nominal Group Technique Study.
C. Hanson,^1,2 J. Kanellis,^3,4 G. Wong,^1,2 J. Pinter,² S. Chadban,^5,6 J. Chapman,⁷ J. Craig,^1,2 J. Gill,⁸ A. Garg,⁹ J. Lewis,^1,2 A. Tong.^1,2
¹Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ²Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; ³Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; ⁴Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia; ⁵Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ⁶Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ⁷Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ⁸Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; ⁹Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.
Background: Living kidney donors face risks associated with nephrectomy. While this is justified with informed consent, screening and follow up, the outcomes that are most…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from DBD, DCD or DBCD Donors: A Single Center Experience from China.
G. Chen, C. Wang, L. Chen, J. Qiu, C. Wang.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background There are three categories of deceased donors in China now, donation after brain death(DBD), donation of cardiac death(DCD), and donation after brain and cardiac…
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Comparison of Surgical Correction Techniques for Post-Kidney Transplantation Vesicoureteral Reflux.
V. Turunç,¹ A. Eroğlu,² B. Tabandeh,¹ H. Dheir,² E. Basok,³ A. Erol.³
¹Department of General Surgery, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; ²Organ Transplantation Center, Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey; ³Department of Urology, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
PURPOSEThe aim of this study was to compare extravesical seromuscular tunnel lengthening technique with uretero-ureteral/pyelo-ureteral anastomosis techniques in post-transplant vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe…
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Age Adapted Immunosuppression for Elderly Kidney Allograft Recipients: Balancing Risks for Cancer versus Rejection.
F. Jackson-Spence,¹ H. Gillott,¹ S. Tahir,¹ F. Evison,² J. Nath,³ A. Sharif.³
¹University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ²Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ³Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Introduction Cancer is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation, driven by immunosuppression. Age is one of the strongest risk factors for…
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Parameters of Uremia-Associated Premature Ageing of Peripheral T Cells Do Not Predict Infectious Complications After Renal Transplantation.
B. Dedeoglu, R. Meijers, M. Klepper, D. Hesselink, C. Baan, N. Litjens, M. Betjes.
Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have a prematurely aged T-cell system, which may contribute to the uremia-associated immune deficiency. In this study we tested…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Expansion of Anti-HLA Antibodies After Renal Transplantation and Prognosis in Those Which Fix C1q.
P. Ruiz-Esteban,¹ M. Gonzalez-Molina,¹ A. Caballero,² A. Torio,² M. Leon,³ E. Palma,¹ D. Burgos,¹ M. Cabello,¹ V. Lopez,¹ M. Rodriguez,⁴ D. Hernandez.¹
¹Nephrology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ²Immunology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ³Pathology, Regional University Hospital, IBIMA, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain; ⁴Nephrology, Torrecardenas Hospital, Almeria, Spain.
Introduction. Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is the major cause of allograft failure. We studied the evolution and prognostic effect of pre-formed and de novo anti-HLA antibodies…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Infection-Related Mortality After Kidney Transplantation in the Current Era.
I. Helanterä,¹ S. Kinnunen,² P. Karhapää,² A. Juutilainen,² P. Finne.³
¹Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; ²Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; ³Department of Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
A. Purpose: Infections are the most common non-cardiovascular causes of death after kidney transplantation. We analyzed in detail the current infection-related mortality among kidney transplant…
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Long-Term Outcomes in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Patients Receiving Belatacept (Bela) or Cyclosporine (CsA) in BENEFIT-EXT.
S. Florman,¹ J. Medina Pestana,² M. del C Rial,³ L. Rostaing,⁴ D. Kuypers,⁵ A. Matas,⁶ T. Wekerle,⁷ J. Grinyó,⁸ U. Meier-Kriesche,⁹ M. Polinsky,⁹ H. Zhao,⁹ A. Durrbach.¹⁰
¹Mount Sinai Med Ctr, New York; ²Hosp do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Instituto de Nefrologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ⁴Univ Hosp, Toulouse, France; ⁵Univ Hosp Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ⁶Univ of Minnesota, Minneaopolis; ⁷Med Univ of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ⁸Univ Hosp Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; ⁹BMS, Lawrenceville; ¹⁰Univ Hôpital of Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
At 7 yrs post transplant in BENEFIT-EXT (NCT00114777), bela-treated pts had similar graft survival and improved renal function vs CsA-treated pts. Bela is indicated for…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Using 3D Printing in Complex Pediatric Renal Transplantation.
P. Chandak,¹ N. Byrne,² N. Karunanithy,³ C. Callaghan,¹ I. Mushtaq,⁴ S. Marks,⁴ J. Stajonovic,¹ Z. Ahmed,¹ N. Kessaris,¹ N. Mamode.¹
¹Transplantation, Guy's, Evelina & Great Ormond Street, London, United Kingdom; ²Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; ³Interventional Radiology, Guy's, London, United Kingdom; ⁴Paediatric Nephrology and Urology, Great Ormond Street, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction:Structural complexities can render graft implantation infeasible in small paediatric recipients. Surgical decision-making currently relies on 3D medical imaging which limits evaluation of structures by…
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Increased Gene Expression of TGF-β in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Renal Transplant Patients with Polyomavirus BK Viremi.
W. Yin,¹ M. Lu.²
¹Surgery, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Division of General Surgery, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia-I, Dalin, Taiwan; ²Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia-I, Dalin, Taiwan.
We aimed to investigate the roles of cytokines during polyomavirus BK (BKV) reactivation in renal transplant patients. Forty-eight renal allograft recipients were enrolled in this…