2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Usefulness of mRECIST Response to Chemoembolization for Recurrence Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Background Predicting risk for recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is clinically important.Methods We performed a retrospective study for assessment…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is MELD Score a Significant Predictor of Post-Transplant Mortality? An Old Issue with Simple Answer.
The predictive value of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score for post-transplant survival has been under constant debate. Some investigators tried to introduce…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Mortem Cannulation and NECMO Preservation for DCD Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Herein, we present the short-term results of a controlled DCD liver transplantation program with pre-mortem cannulation and normothermic extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (NECMO) preservation.Material and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Histone Deacetylase-2 Gene Deletion in Mice Mitigates Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury.
Introduction: Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) causes significant morbidity in liver transplantation and other surgical scenarios. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of IRI is required…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of and Risk Assessment for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.
Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) events remain a major source of morbidity and mortality following liver transplantation (LT). This review evaluates the incidence of and risk assessment…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Liver Grafts from Donors with Very High Transaminases.
Department of Surgery, Transplant Division, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA.
Introduction: Traditionally, elevation of transaminases has been broadly used as markers of hepatic ischemic injury and crucial parameters for liver graft assessment. We wanted to…2016 American Transplant Congress
How Small Is Too Small: A Comparison of Access and Survival by Weight in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Introduction: Orthotopic liver transplantation is a well-established treatment modality for a wide variety of pediatric illness. With its associated technical challenges, paucity of size-matched allografts,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Limited Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Following Liver Transplant for Hepatitis B.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
IntroductionThe hypothesis of this study was that the long-term outcomes in liver transplant (LTx) patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) who were treated with nucleos(t)ide…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Preoperative Body Composition on Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Background: Skeletal muscle depletion has been shown to be an independent predictor of lower overall survival in various diseases. In surgical fields, however, the significance…2016 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of DCD Livers.
Liver transplantation benefits registrants with MELD≥18. However, this benefit no doubt varies by donor characteristics, and the benefit of DCD livers remains unclear.Methods: We used…
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