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Articles tagged "Liver failure"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Small RNA Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Liver Perfusate Provides Assessment of Organ Quality and Post Transplantation Graft Function

    A. Bajwa, C. Kuscu, C. Kuscu, A. R. Wolen, J. D. Eason, D. Maluf, V. Mas

    Dept of Surgery, Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

    *Purpose: Donor quality plays a critical role during IRI and early graft outcomes. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) provide a novel source of valuable biomarkers that may…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplantation as a Salvage and Uncommon Procedure for a Patient with Colorectal Liver Metastsis with Promising Results, Case Presentation and Literature Review

    M. Tabbal, M. Al Qahtani

    Transplant Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    *Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide. About 50% of patients with CRC will develop metastases during the course of the…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Factors Associated with High Mortality in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, Single Center Experience

    O. Mendez Guerrero, D. A. Calle Rodas, E. Cervantes Alvarez, E. Alatorre Arenas, J. Perez Escobar, A. Estanes Hernandez, N. Navarro Alvarez, A. Torre

    Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Gastroenterology department, National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico

    *Purpose: ACLF is a newly defined syndrome in the background of a chronic liver disease characterized by acute decompensation, organ failure and high mortality at…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation by Implementing a High-Risk Alcoholism Relapse Scale

    R. V. Tholen1, E. Bundy2

    1Transplant Nephrology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver-related mortality worldwide. Liver transplantation is considered the only curative treatment for end-stage liver disease. Transplantation will reverse…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Increased Level of Serum Cholesterol and Apoptosis Together Induces the Development of Liver Fibrosis and Early Allograft Loss

    B. H. Ozdemir1, G. Ozgun1, E. H. Ayvazoglu Soy2, N. Haberal1, M. Haberal2

    1Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2Department of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

    *Purpose: Hypercholesterolemia (HC) induced oxidative stress known to facilitate apoptosis, steatosis, and TGF-β induced liver injury. Apoptosis, in turn, can trigger inflammation, and fibrosis. Apoptotic…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Rapid Preparation to Undergo ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure

    H. Hung1, C. Lee2, Y. Wang1, J. Lee2, C. Cheng1, T. Wu1, T. Wu1, H. Chou1, K. Chan1, W. Lee2

    1Chang-gung Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2Chang-gung Hospital, Taiyuan, Taiwan

    *Purpose: Acute liver failure is a life-threatening condition and urgent liver transplantation is needed to save lives. In the circumstance of deceased and ABO-compatible (ABO-C)…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Acute Liver Failure Etiology is an Independent Predictor of Waitlist Outcome Accounting for Severity of Illness in a National Cohort

    N. Z. Wong, K. R. Reddy, T. Bittermann

    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Severity of illness and liver transplant (LT) waitlist outcome can differ according to acute liver failure (ALF) etiology. However, it is unknown whether ALF…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant Center Effect on Acute Liver Failure Outcomes in a National Cohort

    N. Z. Wong, K. R. Reddy, T. Bittermann

    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Transplant centers coordinate complex care for patients with acute liver failure (ALF), in whom liver transplantation (LT) can be lifesaving. This study examines associations…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Hyperglycemia Aggravates Acute Liver Injury by Promoting Macrophage NLRP3 Activation via AMPK/mTOR-Dependent Autophagy Inhibition

    H. ZHOU, Q. Wang, R. Liu, S. Zhou, F. Cheng, X. Wang, L. Lu

    The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

    *Purpose: The detrimental effects of diabetes mellitus/hyperglycemia include an increase in the oxidative stress response and an enhanced inflammatory response. Despite an increased understanding of…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    CHOP Deficiency Attenuated Acute Liver Injury by Promoting Macrophage M2 Polarization via ATG5-Mediated Autophagy Activation

    H. Zhou, R. Liu, Q. Wang, C. Shi, F. Cheng, X. Wang, L. Lu

    The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

    *Purpose: Critical roles of CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein Homologous Protein (CHOP) have been found in mediating acute liver injury. The aim of this study is to determine…
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