2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation with or without Left Renal Vein Ligation: Comparative Study of 105 Cases
The presence of large spontaneous splenorenal shunts (SSRS) is a risk factor for low portal flow and graft dysfunction after liver transplantation (LT). Left renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Portal Vein Reconstruction of Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Recipients with Portal Vein Thrombosis
Objectives: Portal vein (PV) reconstruction is a crucial factor for successful living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) remains a critical problem in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation Post Gastric Bypass: Surgical Complications and Outcomes
Transplant Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Introduction: Liver transplantation in patients with prior gastric bypass poses a unique challenge and may increase the risk of complications.Aim: To characterize surgical complications in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Liver Allograft Steatosis on Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury
1Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
With the ongoing organ shortage, there has been an increased interest in using moderately steatotic liver allografts. The impact of such allografts on recipients' post-liver…2018 American Transplant Congress
Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Test of Hepatic Fibrosis in Liver Transplant Recipients
Background & Aims: Hepatic fibrosis is an important predictor of liver- and non-liver related outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and liver transplantation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Pediatric Donor Liver Grafts for Adult Transplantation: A National Analysis
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Introduction: Utilization of pediatric donor organs for adult transplant has emerged in recent years in response to organ shortage. In this study, we investigate recipient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improving Prognostication amongst Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An International, 16-Center Study to Validate and Recalibrate HALTHCC
Objective: Prognosticating outcomes in liver transplant (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continues to challenge the field. Whereas adoption of the binary Milan Criteria (MC) generalized…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of ELAD C3A Cell Conditioned Medium Enhanced Perfusate Fluid on Functional Recovery of Extended Criteria Donor Livers during Normothermic Machine Perfusion
Reconditioning of donor livers by Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) is already increasing the numbers of transplantable organs from the extended criteria donors. The hepatoblastoma-derived cell…2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Post-Transplant Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Introduction: Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a significant cause of end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma necessitating liver transplant. Little data exists on the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Non-US Citizen Liver Transplant Recipients (LTR) Have Superior Outcomes Compared to US Citizen LTR: A Retrospective Study of 50,422 Subjects Using the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) from 1992-2015
The US performs over 7,000 liver transplants per year and a substantial subset of Non-US citizen recipients exist. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policy…
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