Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Rates of Living Donor Liver Transplant Are Partly Explained by Socioeconomic Deprivation in Adults
S. Frey, T. Ishaque, C. Qin, A. Cameron, A. Massie, D. Segev, E. King
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is an important strategy for addressing the deceased donor liver shortage and is associated with improved survival but represents…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Rifaximin Treatment Improves Liver Transplant Outcomes in Mice and Humans
H. Kojima, S. Kageyama, T. Ito, D. Noguchi, H. Hirao, K. Kadono, K. J. Dery, F. Kaldas, J. Kupiec-Weglinski
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We recently reported modifications of the gut microbiota by amoxicillin influences liver allograft function. Rifaximin (RFX), a nonabsorbable oral antimicrobial agent with a low…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Tissue and Effluent Damage Associated Molecular Patterns Following Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion vs Static Cold Storage in Liver Transplantation
G. G. Panayotova, Y. Qin, S. Simonishvili, T. Ayorinde, F. Paterno, L. Brown, A. Amin, K. E. Lunsford, J. V. Guarrera
Transplant Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
*Purpose: Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion (HMP-O2) results in decreased ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) after liver transplantation; however, the molecular pathways of protection are largely unexplored. In…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Experiences with Developing the Techniques of Pure Laparoscopic Explant Hepatectomy without Fragmentation in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
S. Hong¹, C. Kim¹, S. Lee², S. Suh², S. Hong¹, E. Han¹, Y. Choi³, N. Yi², K. Lee³, K. Suh¹
¹Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly performed in liver surgery including even donor hepatectomy. However, the development of minimally invasive techniques in liver transplantation has…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces Need for Liver Transplantation for NASH Patients
R. A. Choudhury¹, A. Rouhi², G. Hoeltzel³, Y. Bababekov¹, A. Suarez-Pierre⁴, A. Yule¹, N. Vigneshwar⁴, N. Williams⁵, K. Dumon², J. Pomposelli¹, H. B. Moore¹, E. Pomfret¹, T. Nydam¹
¹Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ⁵General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. As with the current obesity epidemic, the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Social Determinants of Health and Biochemical Alcohol Relapse in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
K. Torosian¹, F. Delebecque², A. Liu², D. Arellano², S. Dave³, G. Schnickel⁴, V. Ajmera³
¹Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Transplant Hepatology, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, ⁴Transplant Surgery, University of California San Diego Health, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Alcohol use after liver transplant is associated with higher rates of graft loss and increased mortality; however, there is limited data regarding the factors…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Qualitative Comparison of Declined Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Living Liver Donor Candidates at a High-Volume Urban Transplant Center
D. Toy¹, B. Horwich¹, A. Mulgaonkar¹, A. Padilla², J. L. Dodge³, N. Kaur⁴, H. Han³
¹Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²USC Transplant Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: To compare Hispanic and non-Hispanic living liver donor candidates who were declined by a multidisciplinary selection committee at a large urban transplant center.*Methods: The…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Definition of Death in Donation After Circulatory Death Policies
D. Cassidy¹, M. J. Englesbe², V. S. Valbuena²
¹University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Organ transplantation operates through a shared network requiring organizations, hospitals, and individuals to work towards a common goal. However, the policies that govern each…
2022 American Transplant Congress
DCD Liver Grafts Can Safely be Used for Recipients with Grade 1-2 Portal Vein Thrombosis
L. A. Mercado¹, H. K. Bhangu¹, K. R. Musto², K. D. Watt³, B. Taner⁴, C. B. Rosen⁵, T. Taner⁵, L. Yang¹, D. M. Harnois¹, J. D. LeGout⁶, K. P. Croome⁴
¹Liver Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁵Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Limited data is available in the literature regarding patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) receiving a liver transplant (LT) from a donation after circulatory…
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Unique Treatment of Duodenal Perforation in Middle Aged Female Patient with Liver Transplant
H. Elshebiny¹, J. Syed-Mohammed²
¹Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: We describe a unique method of treatment of duodenal perforation due to biliary stent using an over the scope clip-OTSC.*Methods: A 68 year old…