2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Improve Candidacy for Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: As non-alcoholic steatohepatitis grows as an indication for liver transplant, the challenge managing obese pre-liver transplant patients will become more pronounced, especially because most…2020 American Transplant Congress
Brincidofovir for Treatment of Disseminated Human Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Brincidofovir (BCV) is an investigational antiviral drug with potency against Human Adenovirus (HAdV). We describe four cases of disseminated HAdV infection treated with (BCV)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Patient Attitudes Regarding Contraception and Pregnancy after Transplantation
*Purpose: Professional society recommendations regarding contraception and pregnancy after transplantation exist but little is known about patient attitudes.*Methods: We conducted a survey of female transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Unresolved Disparities: Sex, Racial, Ethnic, and Insurance Differences in Performance Status at Listing for Liver Transplant
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, New York, NY
*Purpose: Cirrhosis is a chronic disease characterized by progressive worsening in physical functioning. We hypothesized that poor performance status at time of listing was an…2020 American Transplant Congress
Management of Pancreatic Cancer after Liver Transplantation: A 27-Year Single-Center Experience
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The occurrence of de novo cancer after liver transplant (LT) is a leading cause of post-LT mortality and can be partially attributed to the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Identifying an Optimal Liver Frailty Index Cutoff to Predict Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: Frailty is associated with mortality in liver transplant (LT) waitlist candidates. We developed the Liver Frailty Index (LFI) to assess frailty in patients with…2020 American Transplant Congress
Can Biliary Internal Stents Reduce Biliary Complications in Adult Liver Transplantation?
*Purpose: Biliary complications remain a consistent cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant (LT) recipients and there is controversy as to whether the use…2020 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Index of Circulating Tumor Cells for Tumor Recurrence in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is an effective option for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and end-stage liver cirrhosis. However, organ shortage and tumor recurrence are the main…2020 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Hepatic CHOP Expression Dictates Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplantation
1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
*Purpose: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress plays a pivotal role in the mechanism of liver ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). Although we and others have demonstrated the…2020 American Transplant Congress
History of Coronary Artery Disease Predicts Inferior Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients of Advanced Age in a Large Multicenter U.S. Cohort
*Purpose: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients of advanced age and does not preclude liver transplantation (LT) if adequately treated. We aimed to…
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