Articles tagged "Kidney/pancreas transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Pancreas Kidney Transplantation For Type 1 Diabetic Patient With End stage Renal Disease: First Year Experience In Single Institute
S. Lee¹, L. A. Cantrell², A. Agarwal¹, S. K. Rasmussen¹, S. Pelletier¹, K. Brayman¹, J. Oberholzer¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, ²Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation for type 1 diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease is a highly successful, but also very invasive surgical procedure. Robotic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Surveillance in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients, Can We Extrapolate from Kidney Transplant Alone?
O. K. Olaitan¹, S. Loeb¹, E. Hetterman², V. Peev¹, S. Saltzberg¹, M. Hertl¹, S. Dholakia²
¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²CareDx, Brisbane, CA
*Purpose: Assessment and identification of early organ injury in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney (SPK) patients has clear clinical utility. This analysis was performed to establish…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Of Simultaneous Pancreas/kidney Transplantation In Bmi Extremes
A. Al-Kurd, M. Safwan, D. Kim, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To assess the outcomes of simultaneous pancreas/kidney (SPK) transplantation in high and low BMI patients.*Methods: A retrospective analysis of the United Network for Organ…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allograft Survival Among Kidney-pancreas Recipients Compared To Solitary Kidney Recipients: A Mate Analysis Of The Unos/optn Database
O. K. Serrano¹, R. Kandaswamy², E. B. Finger²
¹Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, ²Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Deceased donor kidney allocation policies differ between solitary organs and combined transplants. The estimated waiting time for a kidney as part of a simultaneous…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Glycemic Control on Long Term Graft and Patient Outcomes after Pancreas Transplantation
V. S. Rohan¹, K. Soliman¹, V. Kalbhavi², S. N. Nadig¹, A. Lin¹, V. Rao¹, D. Taber¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
*Purpose: Successful pancreas transplantation (PTX) has been demonstrated to be efficacious in improving quality of life, eliminating diabetic complications and potentially curing diabetes. However, the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Pancreas Loss in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplants: Does It Matter for the Kidney?
D. Das, J. Huskey, R. Heilman, K. S. Reddy, A. Moss, J. Harbell, C. Jadlowiec
Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Surgical and immunosuppressive refinements have led to improved outcomes in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplants. Despite these improvements, early pancreas allograft loss remains not insignificant.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Rejection and Graft Loss in Patients with BK Viremia after Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant
D. Keys, S. Riad, V. Vakil, S. Jackson, D. Berglund, A. Matas, R. Kandaswamy.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: BK virus is a recognized cause of kidney allograft dysfunction. The treatment of BK is immunosuppression reduction. This reduction in patients with a simultaneous…
2018 American Transplant Congress
BK Viremia in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Recipients: Single Center Experience
M. Alebrahim,¹ R. Pelletier,¹ A. Rajab,¹ G. Bumgardner,¹ R. Daloul,² C. Akateh,³ K. Washburn,¹ A. El-Hinnawi.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; ²Nephrology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; ³Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Introduction: The impact of BK viremia in recipients of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) is not well known. We therefore studied the incidence and…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of New Pancreas Transplant Allocation Policy on Pancreas Transplant Volume and Outcomes: A Single Center Study
N. Singh, A. Pulisetty, D. Aultman, R. McMillan, G. Zibari, H. Shokouh-Amiri.
LSU, Shreveport, LA.
BACKGROUND: A UNOS/OPTN policy approved in 2015 allowed simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants (SPK) for type-2 diabetic patients. We examined the effect of this policy on volume…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Analyzing Transplant Medication Myths
R. Krislock, J. Brandenberger, P. Stracener, A. Weiss, K. Wipperling, C. Kuhr.
Division of Transplant, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
Patients may misconstrue the amount of medications required for transplantation, expecting to take “handfuls” of medications for life. This study aims to determine the change…

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