Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-TACE Immune Status Correlates with Treatment Response and Tumor Biology in HCC as a Bridge to Transplant.
T. Sandow,¹ H. Bohorquez,² D. Kirsch,¹ A. Albar,¹ P. Thevenot,³ K. Nunez,³ D. DeVun,¹ J. Gimenez,¹ G. Galliano,⁴ A. Cohen,² G. Loss,² D. Kay,¹ P. Gulotta.¹
¹Radiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA; ²Transplant Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA; ³Institute of Translational Research, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA; ⁴Pathology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
Purpose:Immune factors are pivotal against disease progression after transplant in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). With chemoembolization (TACE) as a bridge to liver transplant, this study compares…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Neutropenia in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: Risk Factors and Consequences.
T. Mavrakanas,¹ M. Fournier,² S. Clairou,² J. Amiel,² D. Vinh,³ C. Coursol,² D. Thirion,² M. Cantarovich.⁴
¹Medicine, Division of Nephrology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; ²Pharmacy, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; ³Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; ⁴Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
Aim: This study aimed to: 1) Define the risk factors associated with neutropenia within the first year post kidney or liver transplantation; 2) Describe the…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Independent Risk Factors for Graft Loss After Primary Liver Transplantation: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis.
J. Gwiasda, H. Schrem, A. Kaltenborn.
Core Facility Quality Management Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
This study aims to identify independent risk factors for graft loss after primary liver transplantation beyond the occurrence of hepatic artery thrombosis. Graft loss was…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Recovery from Hypophosphatemia as a Predictor of Post-Operative Morbidity in Live Donor Hepatectomy.
O. Serrano,¹ D. Berglund,¹ V. Goduguchinta,¹ A. Reddy,¹ J. Menk,² D. Vock,³ V. Kirchner,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ A. Matas,¹ T. Pruett,¹ S. Chinnakotla.¹
¹Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Minneapolis, MN; ³Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
OBJECTIVE: Live donor hepatectomy (LDH) is associated with significant post-operative hypophosphatemia (POH), which is associated with liver regeneration. We investigated whether the rate of recovery…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Biodegradable Stents for the Treatment of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients.
J. Quintero,¹ J. Juamperez,¹ V. Cabello,¹ M. Perez,³ I. Bilbao,² J. Molino,¹ R. Charco.²
¹Pediatric Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain; ²HPB Surgery and Transplants Department, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain; ³Interventional Radiologist Department, Hospital de La Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Objectives To evaluate feasibility, safety and mid-time outcome of pediatric liver transplant patients treated with a biodegradable biliary stent for anastomotic biliary strictures.Methods Retrospective study…
2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Technique to Increase Donor Utilization: Our Experience Using High-Dose Tissue Plasminogen Activator Flush in Donation-After-Cardiac-Death Donors for Liver Transplantation.
J. Graham, K. Lorenzen, S. Bellemare, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca.
Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
The utilization of donation-after-cardiac-death (DCD) livers remains generally low. Strategies to address the perceived liabilities associated with DCD organs could influence their utilization in a…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Is It Safe to Use Older Donor Liver Grafts for Older Recipients?
M. Safwan, K. Collins, K. Takahashi, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai.
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Aim: The safety of liver transplantation (LT) using older donor grafts into older recipients remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Deterioration of Pre-Transplant Kidney Function Requiring Dialysis Is a Prognostic Factor in Liver Transplant Alone.
S. Nagai,¹ M. Safwan,¹ K. Collins,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ D. Moonka,² A. Patel,³ K. Brown,² A. Yoshida,¹ M. Abouljoud.¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ³Nephrology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Aim: Etiologies of acute kidney injury before liver transplant extend beyond hepatorenal syndrome (ie infection, gastrointestinal bleeding) and therefore, may not be resolved by liver…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Treating Refractory Liver Allograft Rejection with Photopheresis.
I. Lopez Plaza,¹ A. Eisenbrey,¹ M. Raoufi,¹ A. Yoshida,² D. Moonka.²
¹Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; ²Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
DSAs with persistent high titer alloantibodies are associated with refractory antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and liver injury.METHODS: We present 4 liver transplant (LT) patients refractory…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Share35: Increasing Biliary Complications and Healthcare Resources?
J. Fleming,¹ C. Perez,¹ M. Sobhanian,¹ D. Taber,² G. Chedister,² D. Axelrod,³ K. Chavin.²
¹Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ²Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ³Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Data has shown that major outcomes of liver transplant post-Share35 have been equivalent to pre-Share35, despite organs accumulating longer CIT and traveling further.The PURPOSE of…