2018 American Transplant Congress
Small-for-Size Grafts Increase Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplantation beyond Milan Criteria
Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
BACKGROUND: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been reported to have high rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence compared to deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hepatic Artery Resistive Indices on Doppler Ultrasound at Long Term Follow Up in Liver Transplant Recipients: Importance and Implications
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Ultrasound Doppler has a proven value in early post transplant period, however the importance at the long term follow up is not proven. Doppler results…2018 American Transplant Congress
Treatment and Outcomes of Orthotopic Liver Transplant Patients Secondary to Hepatitis C Virus: A Single Center Experience
Background: Treatment of acute cellular rejection (ACR) in patients with orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a major challenge due…2018 American Transplant Congress
Isolated Right Hepatic Vein (RHV) Obstruction after Piggyback Liver Transplantation, an Infrahepatic Terminolateral Cavo-Cavostomy as a Rescue Technique to Save the Graft
Transplant Unit, National Medical Center "20 de Noviembre", Mexico City, Mexico.
Background: The “piggyback” technique for liver transplantation (LT) has gained acceptance around the world. However, outflow problems are more common than the classic technique.Material and…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Grade of Pre-Transplant Portal Vein Thrombosis in Liver Transplant Recipients Impacts Graft and Patient Survival
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in the pre-transplant (pretx) setting makes liver transplantation technically challenging and is also known to affect post transplant outcomes. Few…2018 American Transplant Congress
Regional Variation in the Outcomes of MELD-Na Based Liver Allocation
Introduction: While there is known geographic discrepancy in waitlist and transplant outcomes in the MELD era, there is a paucity in understanding of these variations…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Total Graft Steatotic Mass in Liver Transplant Outcomes
INTRODUCTIONGraft steatosis is a risk factor for early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and is thought to portend inferior transplant outcomes. The impact of total steatosis, combining…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Allocation: One OPO's Experience with Expedited versus Non-Expedited Placement
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
Background: One organ procurement organization (OPO) sought to study expedited versus non-expedited livers recovered/transplanted after local/regional centers declined. The OPO sought to determine relative recipient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Moderately Macrosteatotic Liver Allografts
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Objectives: Liver transplantation remains the only effective long-term treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Organs available for ESLD patients are scarce and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion (SNMP) with Human Hemoglobin(Hb)-Based Oxygen Carriers (HBOCs)perfusate Decreased Hepatocellular Reperfusion Injury of Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) Donor in Pig Model
Subnormothermic machine perfusion (SNMP) alleviate hepatoceller injury during organ preservation. However more oxygen is required when perfusate SNMP. Some studies demonstrated that SNMP with hemoglobin-based…
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