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…2018 American Transplant Congress
LDLT for High MELD Recipients: A Single Center Experience
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Objectives: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is underutilized in high MELD patients. Our aim was to assess the impact of high MELD score on short-term…2018 American Transplant Congress
Persistent Progressive Acute Kidney Injury and Graft Failure Post Liver Transplantation
Background:Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of liver transplantation (LT) is a common and multifaceted complication. Recently, with the widespread adaptation of Acute Kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injuries by NRF2-Dependent Transcriptional Activities of Bile Transporters in Rats
Background: The effect of hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) on bile transporter (BT) gene expression and the role of Nrf2 in BT regulation during…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) at a Single Center- Intraoperative Technical Modifications and Optimization of Flow Dynamics to Improve Outcomes
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Objectives: While LDLT represents the dominant method of LTx in the East, it remains an underutilized procedure in the US, accounting for <5% of all…2018 American Transplant Congress
Involvement of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) in Fatty Liver Graft Protection Mechanisms against Cold Ischemic Injury
Aldehyde dehydogenase (ALDH2) is a mitochondrial enzyme that recently has been involved in the cardioprotection against ischemia injury. No data are reported on the potential…
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