2015 American Transplant Congress
Hand Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in Challenging Cases; Right Sided Donor Nephrectomy With Multiple Renal Arteries
Hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic (HARP) nephrectomy is a potentially safer approach for the donor where the peritoneum stays intact and tactile sensation remains. The experience with HARP…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Changing Candidate Demographics on Living Donor Kidney Transplant Rates
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Living donor (LD) rates continue to decline despite a growing list of candidates for renal transplant in the US. While there are many factors driving…2015 American Transplant Congress
Paired-Donor Exchange Unrelated Living Donor Renal Transplantation With Two Separate Arterial Anastomoses to a Simultaneously Placed Vascular Prosthetic Interposition Graft in an Irradiated Field
BackgroundLack of suitable sites for arterial anastomoses presents a distinct challenge for renal transplantation in patients with significant peripheral arterial occlusive disease.MethodsWe present a case…2015 American Transplant Congress
CD8 T Cell Biomarkers Improves the Capacities of the Kidney Transplant Failure Score for the Long-Term Prognostic of Kidney Graft Failures
Background. Kidney transplantation is acknowledged as the treatment of choice for patients in end-stage renal disease compared to dialysis. We hypothesized that the efficiency of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Gifted Lithiasis: Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Indiana University, Indianapolis.
BACKGROUND: The presence of kidney stones has been a relative contraindication for living donation. The long term outcomes and safety of kidney transplant recipients of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience of C4d Staining of Kidney Transplant Biopsies
Division of Nephrology and Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Introduction: While a diffuse positivity (>50%) of C4d in kidney transplant peritubular capillaries strongly co-relates with the presence of acute or chronic antibody mediated rejection,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Plasma 4β-Hydroxycholesterol Measurement as a Potential Biomarker for CYP3A5 Activity in Informing Tacrolimus Dosing
Background—Recently, 4β-hydroxycholesterol (4β-OHC) has been shown to be an endogenous marker of P450 3A activity in clinical practice (Diczfalusy et al, 2011). 4β-OHC concentration increases…2015 American Transplant Congress
Conversion from Immediate to Prolonged Release Tacrolimus Did Not Change Intra-Patient Variability in Renal Transplant Patients
Background. Tacrolimus has a narrow therapeutic index and is characterized by a large inter- and intra-patient variability (IPV). Variable blood tacrolimus concentrations have been shown…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Subclinical Rejection (SCR) and Acute Clinical (ACR) in Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
The importance of diagnosing subclinical rejection and its short and long term impact remains controversial.We prospectively evaluated 296 patients who had a kidney transplant at…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Ureteral Complications After Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Introduction: The incidence of acute renal allograft rejection has declined with advances in immunosuppression, making the evaluation of other risk factors for graft failure vital.…
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