Articles tagged "Kidney/liver transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion in Liver and Kidney Transplantation of Extended Criteria Donors: A Phase-1 of Clinical Trial
M. Ravaioli,¹ V. De Pace,¹ M. Cescon,¹ M. Del Gaudio,¹ V. R. Bertuzzo,¹ A. Siniscalchi,¹ A. D'Errico,² G. Comai,² G. La Manna,² A. D. Pinna.¹
¹General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy; ²Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna Sant'Orsola- Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy.
In the field of liver (LT) and kidney transplantation (KT), extended criteria donors (ECD) offer an additional organ source that is more vulnerable for early…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Rates of Malignant and Infectious Cutaneous Genital Disease after Solid Organ Transplantation
M. Larijani,¹ K. Nadhan,¹ J. Abbott,¹ A. Doyle,² C. Chung.¹
¹Department of Dermatology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Purpose: To describe the prevalence and types of genital lesions observed in OTRsMethods: This retrospective review included 496 OTRs who underwent full skin examination at…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney after Liver Transplant: A Matched Pair Analysis
M. Eerhart, J. Reyes, J. Danobeitia, L. Zitur, P. Chlebeck, L. Fernandez.
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: Kidney after liver (KAL) transplantation is the best therapeutic option for patients with ESRD after liver transplantation (OLT). Current allocation policies create a safety…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of NIH Research Funding in Transplantation: The Important Impact of Physician-Scientists in Abdominal Transplant Research
A. Narahari, J. Mehaffey, A. Chandrabhatla, P. Baderdinni, L. Kron, K. Brayman.
Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Introduction: Obtaining National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for scientific research has become increasingly difficult. With increasing clinical demands and declining NIH funding, performing research…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Willingness to Accept HIV-Positive and Increased Infectious Risk Donor Organs among HIV-Positive Transplant Candidates
M. Waldram, A. Eno, E. Lee, S. Seaman, A. Nguyen, S. Halpern, S. Anjum, J. Sugarman, M. Henderson, A. Tobian, D. Segev, C. Durand.
JHU, Baltimore.
Implementation of HIV+ to HIV+ organ transplantation under the HOPE Act could shorten waitlist times for HIV+ transplant candidates. However, realizing these potential benefits depends…
2018 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Protocol to Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Renal Disease Due to Amyloidosis
A. Langone, B. Concepcion, D. Slosky, R. Cornell, S. Horst, S. Goodman.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
In 2011, members from 10 different medical disciplines formed the Vanderbilt Amyloid Multidisciplinary Program (VAMP) in an effort to improve regional recognition of this rare…
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Successful Management of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipient with Primary Hyperoxaluria Using Intensive Continuous Dialysis
A. Abdelaziz, A. Nishio-Lucar, A. Doyle, S. Pelletier, S. Rasmussen, P. Lobo, K. Warburton.
Nephrology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Transplant Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
The rate of oxalate production in patients with Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH-1) exceeds the rate of removal, leading to progressive worsening of kidney function.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Minimal Invasive Surgery is Feasible and Safe in Patients with Liver and Kidney Transplant Patients
W. Yin.
Surgery, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan; School of Medicine Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Introduction: It is no doubt that laparoscopic surgery nowadays is widely used in many abdominal surgical procedures from laparoscopic cholecystectomy to Whipple procedure. However, there…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Steroid Sparing Maintenance Immunosuppression is Associated with Decreased Mortality after Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation
S. Weeks, X. Luo, C. Song, L. Pote, A. Gurakar, F. Navqi, B. Philosophe, A. Cameron, N. Desai, S. Ottmann, D. Segev, J. Garonzik Wang.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
Purpose: Significant variation in maintenance immunosuppression (mIS) regimens has been described between transplant centers for simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) transplant recipients; we sought to describe…
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First-Time Simultaneous vs. Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Review of the UNOS Database
P. Nguyen,¹ A. Rana,¹ T. Miloh.²
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; ²Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
Introduction. Polycystic disease (PKD) may necessitate the need for liver and/or kidney transplantation. The long-term outcomes of simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLK) and kidney-after-liver (KAL) or…