2016 American Transplant Congress
A Sustained Viral Response Achieved with Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir May Increase the Incidence of Acute Cellular Rejection Post Liver Transplantation.
Transplant Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
Acute cellular rejection following liver transplantation has decreased in incidence with the use of potent immunosuppressive agents, affecting less than 25 percent of liver transplantation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of Preoperation Serum Gamma-Glutamyltranspeptidase for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prognosis After Liver Transplantation.
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative serum gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (γ-GGT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) underwent liver…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
Cholangioscopy in Liver Transplant Recipients.
1Columbia University, New York; 2Cornell University, New York.
BackgroundBiliary complications in the post-liver transplant population are common and are a source of significant morbidity, which are preferably managed, if technically feasible, by endoscopic…2016 American Transplant Congress
Caval Replacement versus Piggyback Liver Transplantation: The Toronto Experience.
General Surgery, Multi-Organ Transplant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:Caval replacement (CR) and piggyback (PB) techniques for deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) each have inherent advantages and disadvantages with no consensus on the optimal…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.…
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