2017 American Transplant Congress
Tangible Benefits in Caregiving Burden Among Spouses/Partners of Transplant Patients: Adding “Donor Benefit” to Live Donor Risk Assessment.
Background The mental and physical health of spouses and co-habiting partners (dyads) are highly correlated. Dialysis entails significant caregiving burden and decreases the quality of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir with or without Ribavirin in Patients Post-Liver Transplant: Evaluation of Real-World Datasets.
PURPOSE: Post-liver transplant(LT) patients with HCV are considered a difficult-to-treat population. Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir(LDV/SOF) +ribavirin(RBV) for 12 weeks is approved in GT1 LT recipients based on the…2017 American Transplant Congress
First Report of Human Liver Transplantation After Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) in the United States.
NMP is a novel preservation method for liver grafts. We transplanted 10 human livers after NMP to test the safety and feasibility of NMP on…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function After Liver Transplantation Alone in Patients Meeting the Proposed UNOS Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) Criteria.
Background & Aim: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has proposed criteria for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation (SLK) incorporating strict definitions for eligibility…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tissue Transcriptional Profile of Portal Inflammation with Interface Activity in Pediatric Liver Transplant (LT) Recipients with Normal Liver Tests Closely Resembles T Cell Mediated Rejection (TCMR).
Background: Significant inflammation±fibrosis is frequently seen in biopsies (bxs) of pediatric LT recipients with normal liver tests assessed for immunosuppression withdrawal. The pathogenesis of these…2017 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Long-Term Survival Outcome Between Primary Liver Transplantation and Hepatic Resection with Consequent Salvage Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma within Milan Criteria – A Single-Center Experience.
Background: Whether primary liver transplantation (PLT) is superior to the upfront hepatic resection (HR) and salvage liver transplantation (SLT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within Milan…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Timeliness of Assessment of Positive Cytomegalovirus Polymerase Chain Reaction Results in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients.
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the timeliness of assessment of positive cytomegalovirus (CMV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results. This study served…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Patients with Prior Bariatric Surgery.
Aim: To study outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) patients with prior bariatric surgery (BS).Methods: Retrospective analysis performed on patients with LT between Jan 2006 and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Outcomes of Pair-Watch Suturing Technique (PWST) for Duct-To-Duct Biliary Anastomosis in an Attempt to Reduce the Biliary Complications in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Objectives:Biliary stricture is one of the major complications after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) with duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction. To prevent biliary stenosis, we have adopted…2017 American Transplant Congress
Conservative Management of Pneumatosis Intestinalis After Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
BACKGROUND: Pnuematosis intestinalis (PI), characterized by gas in the bowel wall, is a rare pathologic finding in pediatric liver transplantation (PLT) recipients. PI has been…
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