2016 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Inclusion of the Liver on the Outcome After Intestinal Transplantation.
1Abdominal Transplantation, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 2Pathology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Introduction: Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is indicated when life-threatening complications occur following chronic total parenteral nutrition in intestinal failure patients. Several complications (TPN related irreversible liver…2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Renal Function After Liver Transplantation: Modified Piggyback versus Conventional Techniques without Venovenous Bypass.
Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
BackgroundThere are several options available for caval reconstruction in liver transplantation. Prior reports demonstrated that caval reconstruction technique could affect the renal function. However, there…2016 American Transplant Congress
Physical Disability on the Liver Transplant Waitlist: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Cirrhosis leads to sarcopenia and functional decline that can severely impact one's ability to function at home and in society. Self-reported disability scales to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Multifactorial Prediction of Biliary Stricture After Liver Transplantation: The Impact of Platelet Counts.
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Background: Biliary stricture is a common cause of morbidity after liver transplantation (LT). This study aimed to determine the risk factors for post-transplantation biliary anastomotic…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Aorto-Hepatic Conduit During Liver Transplantation – A 31-Year, Single Center Experience.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
IntroductionCreation of aorto-hepatic conduits (AC) is often required during liver transplantation (LT). AC may be planned, or may be required urgently intraoperatively. This study was…2016 American Transplant Congress
Sublingual Tacrolimus in Liver Transplantation: A Valid Option?
Introduction. Oral tacrolimus (Tac) is currently the pilar of maintenance immunosuppression following solid organ transplantation and the most common route of drug delivery. Recent studies…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Thromboelastography on Resuscitation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Thromboelastography (TEG) directs effective resuscitation in adult surgical and trauma patients. There is little data on TEG use in pediatrics. In 2011 we began…2016 American Transplant Congress
Sudden Increase in Allocation Score for Pediatric Liver Transplant Candidates Predicts Waitlist Mortality.
Allocation for deceased donor livers is prioritized in the U.S. by waitlist mortality, as predicted by PELD for children<12 years, and MELD for individuals>12 years.…2016 American Transplant Congress
AT1R Antibodies at 1-Year Negatively Impact 5-Year Native Renal Function in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Angiotensin II Type-1 Receptor (AT1R) antibodies have been associated with pulmonary hypertension, renal allograft loss, and fibrosis progression in liver allograft recipients especially if combined…2016 American Transplant Congress
IL-2 Therapy Restores the Impaired Function of Regulatory T Cells Induced by Calcineurin Inhibitors in Liver Transplantation.
Liver Science Department, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) have an essential role in immune regulation and constitute a key target for cellular immunotherapies in transplantation. IL-2 is critical…
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