2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury in the MELD Era of Liver Transplantation. Are Calcineurin Inhibitors So Problematic for Renal Function?
Acute kidney injury(AKI)after liver transplantation (LT) is common.Calcineurin inhibitors(CNI)have to be well-balanced.The aims were analyze the specific effect of CNI on AKI in a cohort…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sensitization Level at Retransplant Among Non-Sensitized Pediatric Recipients of First Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants Not Affected by DR Mismatch Level
Background. Most pediatric (ped) kidney (KI) recipients (recips) received 1- or 2-DR HLA mistmached (MM) deceased donor (DD) kidneys. The degree of HLA MM between…2015 American Transplant Congress
Improving ABMR Diagnostics Through Advanced Anti-HLA Antibody Screening Techniques
The identification of low-level antibodies by single antigen bead methodology has brought advancements in risk evaluation of kidney transplants recipients. However, the use of the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Immunosuppressives On Porcine Renal Microvascular Endothelial Cell–Activated Human T Cell Proliferation: A Cellular Model of Kidney Xenotransplantation In Vitro
Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: The creation of genetically-modified pigs has brought us closer than ever to clinical xenotransplantation. However, the optimal immunosuppressive doses still need to be established…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Feasibility of Utilising DCD Kidneys for Paediatric Recipients: Early Outcomes
Introduction: Despite the widespread uptake of transplantation of kidneys from DCD donors, allocating such organs to paediatric recipients remains controversial; with no large case series…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does Ureteric Stent Avoid Urological Complications After Renal Transplantation? A Retrospective Study of 10 Years Experience
Divison of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
PURPOSE: Urinary leakage and ureteral stenosis are the most common surgical complications after kidney transplantation and are associated with significant morbidity, mortality and prolonged hospital…2015 American Transplant Congress
Responsiveness to Rituximab, Plasmapheresis and Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Antibody Mediated Rejections After Kidney and Pancreas – Kidney Transplantation
The antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) has become clinically critical because this form of rejection is usually unresponsive to conventional anti-rejection therapy. Therefore, it has been recognized…2015 American Transplant Congress
Glomerulosclerosis Patterns Are Non-Uniform Throughout the KDPI Spectrum With Impact on Biopsy Evaluation of Kidneys for Transplant
1Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, IL; 2Rush University, Chicago, IL.
Background: The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) stratifies kidney quality with direct bearing on organ allocation and utilization. Procurement biopsy is commonly performed and factored…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Native Kidney in Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Recipients. Different Entities?
Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Purpose: Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) has a high incidence in patients with acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) due to hemodialysis. It has been reported that…2015 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Regional Hypothermia: Results from a Prospective Two-Arm Non-Randomized Controlled Trial (Ideal Phase 2b)
ObjectivesMinimally-invasive approaches to kidney transplantation are up-coming. We recently developed and described a novel technique of robotic KT (RKT) using intra corporeal graft cooling. Here,…
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