Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2022 American Transplant Congress
The Oncological Influences of Pre- and Post-Transplant Sustained Viral Response in Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
K. Sasaki¹, S. Kimura², K. Tomiyama³, Y. Bekki⁴, M. Murray³, P. Huang³, M. Fruscione², A. Moro⁵, C. Kwon⁶
¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV) is one of the most common causes of hepatocellular carcinoma. After emerging direct-acting agents (DAA), the success rate of…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Living Liver Donors Are Worse Than Those of Matched Healthy Controls: Nationwide Cohort Study
J. Kim¹, J. Choi², J. Kim³, H. Kim⁴, J. Joh¹
¹Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Donor death is the most serious complication of living liver donation, but is reported rarely. We investigated the actual mortality of living liver donors…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Meld/Peld Exception Policy and Outcomes in Children with Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Requiring Liver Transplantation in the United States
M. H. Raza¹, P. Kobierski¹, A. Misra², A. Lim³, C. Goldbeck², K. Etesami², R. Kohli⁴, J. Emamaullee²
¹Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Liver Transplant Program, Children's Hospital-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is associated with increased waitlist mortality in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Children with HPS are currently granted MELD/PELD exception for LT…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Comparison of Strategies Across the SPLIT Consortium
E. D. Knackstedt¹, S. G. Anderson², R. Anand², J. Mitchell², J. Bucuvalas³, L. Danziger-Isakov⁴
¹Univ of Utah/Primary Children's Hosp, SLC, UT, ²Emmes, Rockville, MD, ³Icahn School of Med at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hosp Med Ctr, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of short (180d) cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in pediatric liver transplantation (pLTX).*Methods: A prospective cohort study of primary pLTX (≤18 yrs…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Portal Vein Challenges in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: The Utility of Interposition Grafts as an Acceptable Management Strategy
K. Etesami¹, R. Hogen², J. Cervantes³, Y. Kwon⁴, S. Zielsdorf³, J. Emamaullee³, Y. Genyk³
¹Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Southern California, West Hollywood, CA, ³University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Portal vein (PV) anomalies and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) can present as challenging cases in the pediatric cohort, necessitating analysis and an algorithmic approach.*Methods:…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation and Correlation with Explant Pathology
A. Shingina¹, J. N. Menachem¹, S. Brown¹, I. A. Ziogas², W. K. Wu³, M. J. Izzy⁴, J. Liang¹, K. Washington¹, S. Alexopoulos⁵
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Thoracic Surgery; Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴GI and Hepatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁵Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a well-described complication of Fontan physiology. More patients with failing Fontan are being evaluated for heart transplant and evidence-based…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy at 4 Years in Post-Liver Transplant Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) for HBV Prophylaxis
E. Gane¹, B. George¹, D. Ray-Chaudhuri¹, T. Mules¹, C. D. Holt², H. Wang², V. Suri², A. Gaggar², A. Osinusi², J. Flaherty²
¹Auckland City Hospital and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA
*Purpose: Recommended antiviral prophylaxis to prevent recurrent HBV infection after liver transplantation includes tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). However, given risks of bone/renal toxicity associated with…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipient History of Criminality: Impact on Clinical Outcomes
M. M. French¹, R. Mangus¹, R. Holmes¹, A. Krause¹, J. Sumner¹, C. Kubal¹, B. Ekser², P. Mihaylov³, A. Lutz⁴, J. Fridell⁵
¹Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Surgery, Indiana University - Transplant Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, ³Department of Surgery, Indiana Univ School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Fishers, IN, ⁵Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Health disparities are present in transplantation, just as in other areas of medicine. This is a retrospective review of liver transplant (LT) recipients to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Retransplantation in a High-Volume Institution: Historical, Socioeconomic and Survival Trends
D. von Ahrens, O. Sulimani, M. Holzner, M. Akhtar, S. Florman, A. Arvelakis
The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Retransplantation for liver allograft failure is a challenge within the field. The evolution of organ allocation policy from Child to MELD in 2002 and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Insulin Utilization for Early Post-Transplant Glycemic Control in Liver Transplant
L. F. Borges, K. Gutierrez, T. A. Sparkman, J. Banbury
UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Transient hyperglycemia after liver transplant (LT) is common due to the use of high-dose steroids at the time of transplant, but some patients may…