2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Abdominal Aortic Calcification on Bile Duct Complications of Recipients after Living Donor Liver Transplantation; a Retrospective Study
Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is known as a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and renal dysfunction. We have reported that the significance of the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Discard Patterns in Donors with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
*Purpose: Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are major health issues affecting 20-50% of the US adult population and are increasingly prevalent in potential…2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Allograft Dysfunction Does Not Predict Graft or Patient Survival in Recipients of Living Donor Liver Transplantation
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The rationale for left lobe utilization in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is that removal of a smaller liver segment that is still sufficient…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Retransplantation: Prognostic Scoring Tool
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Liver Re-transplantation is the only option for survival when a transplanted liver fails. However, Re-transplantion of the liver remains a challenge given the scarcity…2019 American Transplant Congress
Use, Safety and Effectiveness of Hepatitis B Virus NAT-Positive Donor Livers in the Current Era
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: The use of hepatitis B (HBV) core antibody positive (HBcAb+) donor allografts in liver transplantation (OLT) has become accepted practice; however, given limited data…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Program of Directed Domino and Split Liver Donations Increases Liver Transplants
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Liver transplants have not been performed in directed donor chains as have evolved for kidney transplants. We report an initial experience using domino and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with the Acceptance of Livers for Liver Transplantation: Validation of the Discard Risk Index in the Eurotransplant Region
*Purpose: In times of organ shortage it has to be better understood why available livers are not transplanted. This study aims to analyze factors associated…2019 American Transplant Congress
Integrated Analysis of Messenger RNA and Micro RNA Profiles in Fatty Liver Donors: Molecular Networks during Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
*Purpose: Liver steatosis is a known risk factor for exacerbated ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and poor outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). RNA profiling was performed to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Candidates Derive a Survival Benefit from Accepting a Macrosteatotic Liver
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Accepting a liver with macrosteatosis might increase the risk of adverse post-transplant outcomes, however candidates who decline must then wait for an uncertain future…2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of Marginal Liver Donors in Pediatric Transplantation: Diverse Profiles of Use in Major Transplant Centers
*Purpose: Pediatric liver transplantation is highly specialized only a small number of centers have consistent large volume experience. We tested the hypothesis that large volume…
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