Articles tagged "Laparoscopy"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Initial Case Series of Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy in Cleveland Clinic
K. Sasaki, F. Aucejo, M. Fujiki, T. Diago Uso, B. Eghtesad, C. MIller, C. Quintini, K. Hashimoto, C. D. Kwon
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Techniques for laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) have been developed over the two decades, and its advantage in less postoperative pain and early recovery are…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Application of Image-Guidance Using 2D Illustrations and 3D Modeling of Donor Anatomy During Living Donor Hepatectomy
M. Lim, S. Kim, K. Kim, O. Lee, J. Kwon, E. Jeong, J. Yang, G. Choi
Transplantation, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: For living donor liver transplantation, preoperative imaging is required for the safety of donor and recipient. As we started our image-guidance program using 2D…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Assisted Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Safe Alternative to Laparoscopic Technique for Kidney Transplant Donation
M. Spaggiari¹, R. Garcia-Roca², J. Oberholzer³, K. Tulla¹, O. Okoye¹, C. Di Bella¹, H. Jeon⁴, I. G. Tzvetanov¹, E. Benedetti¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Surgery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, ³Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: To review outcomes after laparoscopic, robotic-assisted living donor nephrectomy (RLDN) in the first, and largest series reported to date.*Methods: Retrospective chart review of 1084…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact Of Weight Reduction Surgery And Morbid Obesity On Renal Function After Transplantation
S. Negi¹, N. Saberi¹, P. Bouchard², a. Andalib², M. Cantarovich¹, S. Paraskevas¹, J. Tchervenkov¹
¹RIMUHC, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Morbid obesity is a significant barrier and renal transplantation is rarely offered to patients with Class III obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 40…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy Based On Korean Multicenter Experience
K. Suh¹, S. Hong¹, G. Choi², K. Lee¹, C. D. Kwon², K. Kim³, S. Lee⁴, Y. Han⁵, J. Cho⁶, H. Han⁷
¹Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Surgery, , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital,, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Due to increased experience and knowledge in laparoscopic surgery in the era of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic donor hepatectomy is also being increasingly performed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evolution Of Right Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Report Of A Tertiary Care Center In Mexico
L. Noriega- Salas, J. Cruz-Santiago, M. Quiñones-Gamero, J. Barcena, M. De Gante, G. Bernaldez-Gomez
Transplant Department, Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
*Purpose: Aim: The minimally-invasive approach to donor nephrectomy has been primarily driven for nephrectomy in the living donor; nevertheless, Right Nephrectomy (RN) constitutes a major…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Innovations in Transplant Education: 360⁰ Virtual Reality Videos of a Live Kidney Donation and Transplantation
V. A. Huurman¹, A. D. Pieterse², F. Luk², M. E. Reinders²
¹Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: 360⁰ degree Virtual Reality (VR) is a digital technology where learners are able to "look around" in an artificial world. The VR experience gives…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Changing Education Paradigms: Training Fellows for High Stake Procedures
T. Rice¹, H. Lewis¹, M. Cuffy¹, L. Ratner², T. Diwan¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Living kidney donation is unique, as healthy patients are placed at risks inherent with major surgery without physical benefit. The procedure receives intense scrutiny…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Donor Nephrectomy: Is It Safe Alternative?
D. Friedman, R. Shahbazov, I. Bandler, T. Malik, Z. Acun, K. Olivera-Wright, B. Gallay, O. Pankewycz, M. Laftavi
Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: Robotic assisted live donor nephrectomies (RDN) have continued to gain popularity in recent years. Previous studies have shown that the outcomes of these robotic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Complex Live Donor Anatomy Does Not Preclude Kidney Transplantation
P. Veitch, T. Brown, A. Courtney, J. McDaid
Transplant Department, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Living donor (LD) kidney transplantation is the optimum form of renal replacement therapy for suitable patients. Decline of otherwise suitable potential donors on the…