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Articles tagged "Kidney"

  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Thymoglobulin Induction with Tacrolimus and Everolimus Maintenance Therapy in Elderly Kidney Transplantation Results in Prolonged Lymphocyte Depletion and Do Not Favor Regulatory Profile

    E. David-Neto1, G. Ramos de Freitas1, M. Fernandes1, F. Agena1, F. Brambate Carvalhinho Lemos1, F. Jota de Paula1, V. Coelho2, N. Zocoler Galante1

    1Renal Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clínicas - University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2Laboratory of Immunology – LIM 19, Heart Institute - University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    *Purpose: Despite the growing number of elderly kidney transplant (Ktx) recipientes few studies describe the effects of immunosuppression on this group. We evaluated the immunological…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Complete Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplantation: Our Initial Experience

    A. Khan, C. Bhati, T. Reichman, A. Cotterell, D. Kumar, G. Gupta, L. Kamal, A. King, A. Sharma, M. Levy

    VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: Kidney transplantation is the standard treatment for patients with ESRD. Very limited advancement has been made in its surgical aspects. Minimal invasive approach for…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Altruistic Living Kidney Donor Phenotype – From Inquiry to Donation

    V. Kumar, P. MacLennan, M. Bonventre, M. Hanaway, R. Reed, J. Locke.

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham.

    BackgroundWe distinguish an altruistic donor from the traditional living donor when a living person's offer to donate an organ is to “anyone” and not attached…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Early Considerations for Deceased Donor Chains

    A. Toll,1 R. Leishman,1 V. Casingal,2 M. Aeder,3 T. Sandholm,4 N. Turgeon.5

    1UNOS, Richmond, VA; 2Carolinas HeathCare Sys, Charlotte, NC; 3Univ Hosp Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH; 4Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA; 5Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA.

    Background: The potential use of deceased kidney donors (DDs) to initiate kidney paired donation (KPD) chains (DD chains) has been of interest to the transplant…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Determinants of Delays and Reduced Rates of Waitlisting and Kidney Transplant among American Indians

    M. Keddis, M. Ilyas, N. Zhang, H. Khamash, S. Leischow, A. Sharma, R. Heilman.

    Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.

    Introduction: American Indian (AI) patients experience delays in every step of the kidney transplant (KTx) evaluation. Our objective is to determine the contribution of co-morbid…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Delayed Recovery of Renal Function after Donor Nephrectomy

    J. Na,1 J. Park,1 M-.G. Yoon,1 H. Lee,2 Y. Yoon,3 K. Huh,4 M. Kim,4 S. Kim,4 Y. Kim,4 W. Han.1

    1Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Urological Science Institute, Seoul, Korea; 2Department of Urology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Korea; 3Department of Urology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; 4Department of Surgery-Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

    Introduction:Among living kidney donors at risk of CKD at 1 year after nephrectomy, some donors remain with poor renal function while many show delayed recovery…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Estimated GFR for Living Kidney Donor Evaluation before and after Donor Nephrectomy

    Y. Kakuta,1 M. Okumi,1 R. Imamura,2 N. Ichimaru,2 S. Takahara,2 H. Ishida,1 K. Tanabe.1

    1Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 2Urology, Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

    BackgroundKidney transplantation from living donors is an important treatment for patients with kidney failure. An accurate evaluation of renal function must be conducted before and…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Equivalent Clinical Outcomes and Stable Post-Operative Anti-A IgG Titers in A2 to B Renal Transplant Recipients Compared to Matched B to B Cohort

    C. Barnhill,1 P. Warner,2 A. Weiss,1 C. Kuhr,1 N. Cowan,1 J. Brandenberger.1

    1Transplant, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle; 2Immunogenetics/HLA Laboratory, Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle.

    With the longest wait times and lowest rate of transplantation, ABO type B renal transplant candidates are at a disadvantage when compared to their type…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Inferior Patient and Graft Survival in Highly Sensitized Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients with a Prior Transplant Compared to Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of OPTN Data

    P. Almond,1 S. Al-Akash,1 D. Stewart,2 A. Robinson.2

    1CPSST Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX; 2UNOS, Richmond, VA.

    Under the current kidney allocation system (KAS), pediatric (PED) renal transplant (RTx) candidates have a priority to kidneys from KDPI <35% donors. However, that excludes…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    What Deceased Donors Do KPD Candidates Accept?

    A. Toll,1 R. Leishman,1 V. Casingal,2 M. Aeder,3 T. Sandholm,4 N. Turgeon.5

    1UNOS, Richmond, VA; 2Carolinas HealthCare Sys, Charlotte, NC; 3Univ Hosp Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH; 4Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA; 5Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA.

    Background: Possible utilization of deceased donors (DDs) to initiate KPD chains has been of interest to the transplant community. OPTN KPD candidates are required to…
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