Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Does Biliary Duct Reconstruction Technique Impact Liver Transplantation Outcomes?
R. Shahbazov,¹ M. Kessel,² K. Knapp,² F. Azari,² S. Tsutsui,³ A. Nickkholgh,¹ D. Maluf,¹ S. Pelletier.¹
¹Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ²School of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ³Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Introduction: The rate of biliary complication after liver transplantation remains high. The choice of biliary reconstruction technique may depend on the patient's primary disease, possible…
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Waitlist Candidates Who Travel for Liver Transplantation and the Donor Organs They Receive
J. Ge, J. Lai.
Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
Background:Geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation (LT) has led to candidates seeking LT outside their home UNOS region (“Travelers”). Little is known about their…
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Reduction in Circulating CD19⁺CD24⁺CD27⁺ Regulatory B Cell Frequency Predicts Acute Rejection in Liver Transplant Patients
H. Zhou, Z. Rao, Y. Lu, J. Rao, J. Gu, L. Lu, Y. Xia.
Liver Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Background: Accumulating evidence suggests that regulatory B cells (Bregs) play an important role in modulating inflammation and autoimmune diseases. However, whether Bregs regulate acute liver…
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A Long-Term Experience with Expansion of Milan Criteria for Liver Transplant Recipients
S. Commander,¹ B. Shaw,¹ L. Washburn,² D. Yoeli,² A. Rana,² J. Goss.²
¹Duke University, Durham, NC; ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Background: The Milan Criteria (MC) have historically determined eligibility for transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 4 expanded…
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De Novo Use of Extended Released Tacrolimus (Meltdose, Envasus^R)) after OLT – Does the Colonic Resorption Influences the Outcome?
T. Soliman, G. Györi, M. Hofmann, A. Salat, S. Rockenschaub, G. Berlakovich.
Department of Transplantation, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Introduction: Immunosuppression after OLT has reached a quite high standard with an excellent evidence base. However, there is still a lack of data for the…
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Pre Liver Transplant (LT) Prediction of Surgical Complexity by Recipient Risk Grading and Optimizing Outcomes: The Ochsner Experience
H. Sharma,¹ H. Bohorquez,^1,2 D. Bruce,¹ J. Seal,¹ A. Cohen,^1,2 E. Bugeaud,¹ I. Carmody,^1,2 D. Sonnier,¹ A. Mathur,¹ D. Marroquin,¹ M. Voltz,¹ L. DeGregorio,¹ G. Loss.^1,2
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA; ²School of Medicine, University of Queensland, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Ochsner Unit has been assigning the potential recipient with surgical complexity category since 2015 to preempt surgical risk .Aim: To review outcomes after the…
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Mitigating Risk: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients from Donors with Potential Infectious Exposure
A. Nolan, D. Yarosh, S. Shaikh.
Department of Pharmacy, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Purpose: Increased risk organ donors are being more commonly utilized given organ shortages. However, there is a small risk of transmission of diseases such as…
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The Role of Ex Vivo Normothermic Preservation in Minimizing Postreperfusion Syndrome in Liver Transplantation
A. Hassan, J. Cywinski, Q. Liu, D. Pezzati, D. Yang, L. Liu, G. Iuppa, K. Hashimoto, F. Aucejo, M. Fujiki, B. Eghtesad, S. Irefin, J. Fung, K. Abu-Elmagd, C. Miller, C. Quintini.
Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Background:Graft reperfusion holds a major challenge during liver transplantation. NMP may improve post-reperfusion hemodynamics, reduce vasopressor and blood product transfusion.Methods:15 patients with liver transplantation after…
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Comparison of Outcome in Liver Transplant Patients with Renal Insufficiency and Intraoperative CVVH
J. Gosnell, M. Safwan, K. Collins, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background: Intraoperative continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) is an important tool to manage liver transplant (LT) patients with renal insufficiencies. Methods: All LT patients with renal…
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Water-Jet Dissection for Donor Hepatectomy during Living Donor Liver Transplantation
K. Gotoh,¹ H. Eguchi,¹ Y. Iwagami,¹ D. Yamada,¹ T. Asaoka,¹ T. Noda,¹ K. Kawamoto,¹ S. Kobayashi,¹ K. Umeshita,² Y. Doki,¹ M. Mori.¹
¹Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; ²Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Background The most important issue in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is donor safety. Although donor hepatectomy has evolved technically over the years, it is…