Articles tagged "Liver transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Multiple Downstaging Episodes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prior to Liver Transplant Increases Risk of Post-Transplant HCC Recurrence
K. Mishra, M. Siddiqui, A. Farris, R. Salgia
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Early-stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is best managed with liver transplantation (LT). Several studies have shown that patients meeting Milan or successfully downstaged to meet…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Performance Evaluation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) in Liver Transplant Candidates
P. Gomez, K. Zucker, J. Foote, C. Thomas, R. Anderson, R. Nathan, S. Mehta, N. Patel, M. Fallon, A. Seetharam
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) tool is employed in candidate evaluation. SIPAT scoring and association with outcomes post liver transplant (LT)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Significance of Gene Polymorphism on Infectious Complications and Rejection after Liver Transplantation
H. Egawa¹, T. Kato¹, Y. Kotera¹, A. Ohmori¹, G. Shibuya¹, S. Yamashita¹, S. Ariizumi¹, M. Yamamoto¹, T. Ishizuka², Y. Tanaka³, H. Ohdan³
¹Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Clinical Labotratory, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Clinical application of gene polymorphism is a key of precision medicine in the field of organ transplantation. Infection and rejection are major factors affecting…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Rejection One Year after Liver Transplantation Associated with Early versus Late Steroid Withdrawal
S. Yun, L. Miko, J. Ahmad
The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: The adverse effects associated with steroid use make earlier steroid withdrawal desirable, but the optimal time for withdrawal after liver transplantation (LT) is not…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Practice Patterns and Provider Adherence to Long Term Management Guidelines in the Post Liver Transplant (LT) Patient
F. Pradhan¹, P. Kang², A. Seetharam¹, S. Mehta¹, R. Nathan¹, M. Fallon¹, N. Patel¹
¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, ²Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Long-term use of immunosuppression is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and cancer. We assessed practice patterns and provider adherence…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Liver Transplant Coronary Artery Disease Work-Up for Non-High-Risk Patients
C. Walker¹, M. Hook², T. Matyja², J. Buggs³, E. Rogers³, A. Kumar¹, N. Kemmer⁴
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of mortality following orthotopic liver transplant, yet there is not currently a standardized protocol for pre-liver-transplant coronary…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury among Liver Transplant Recipients
R. Berkowitz¹, N. Douville², G. Mentz², P. Sharma³, C. Sonnenday¹
¹Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Gastroenterology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: We examined the perioperative and intraoperative risk factors associated with post-operative acute kidney injury (AKI) at post-op 7 days and 30-day estimated glomerular filtration…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Initial Experience of the First 13 Cases of Purely Laparoscopic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy
H. Choi¹, C. Seo¹, J. Ahn¹, G. Na², Y. You¹
¹Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Laparoscopic major hepatectomy is gradually increasing with two consensus meetings. However, purely laparoscopic donor right hepatectomy (PLDRH) is still being performed carefully, because donor…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Management and Post-Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia and Urea Cycle Disorders: 20 Years’ Experience
P. Vuong¹, N. Ebel², A. Brubaker¹, P. Than¹, C. Baker², A. Pedroza¹, K. Taylor¹, S. Conlon¹, D. Romero¹, G. Enns², C. Esquivel¹
¹Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: To examine long-term outcomes after liver transplantation for organic acidemias and urea cycle defects at our center which utilizes standardized pre-, peri- and post-operative…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Galectin-3 as a Biomarker of Disease Severity in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
E. Cervantes-Alvarez¹, F. Tejeda-Dominguez², M. Lizardo-Thiebaud², E. Alatorre-Arenas³, O. Méndez-Guerrero¹, S. Yarza-Regalado¹, D. Kershenobich¹, A. Torre¹, M. Vilatobá⁴, C. A. Huang⁵, N. Navarro-Alvarez¹
¹Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Molecular Biology, Panamerican University, School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico, ³University of the Americas Puebla, School of Medicine, Puebla, Mexico, ⁴Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO
*Purpose: A matter of great importance is the discovery of alternative diagnostic measures that can detect liver disease at an early stage, especially when at…