Articles tagged "Liver"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Liver Outcome Monitoring Registry Consortium: Data and Preliminary Outcome Results
J. Case¹, S. Kurian¹, B. Barrick¹, A. Robinson², M. Prentice², C. Marsh¹
¹Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation, La Jolla, CA, ²United Network for Organ Sharing Research Department, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The Liver Outcome Monitoring Registry (LOMR) is an online platform for collecting and monitoring liver outcome data of marginal and DCD organs to be…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Widespread Deregulation of Metabolic Genes in Steatotic Livers Pre- And Post-Transplantation
A. R. Wolen¹, C. Kuscu², C. Kuscu², A. Bajwa², J. Eason², S. Sataphaty³, J. D. Eason¹, D. Maluf¹, V. Mas¹
¹Department of Surgery_ University of Tennessee, James D Eason Transplant Institute, Memphis, TN, ²Department of Surgery, Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ³Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases & Transplantation, Northshore University Hospital/Northwell Health, NYC, NY
*Purpose: The escalating obesity crisis is a double-edged sword for the field of liver transplantation; higher rates of fatty liver disease increase both the demand…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Multidisciplinary Protocol for the Management of Hyponatremia at the Time of Liver Transplantation is Associated with Reduced Post-Transplant Neurologic Complications
J. F. Crismale, T. Huisman, R. Deshpande, C. Law, G. Im, D. Bronster, S. Demaria Jr, S. Florman, T. Schiano
Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to assess whether implementation of a multidisciplinary protocol (Figure 1) aimed at limiting rapid changes in serum…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation of Donors and Recipients’ with Situs Inversus Totalis: Case Reports and Literature Review
L. Del Angel Diaz, A. Simioni, G. D'Amico, Q. Liu, K. Hashimoto, M. Fujiki, B. Eghtesad, F. Aucejo, K. Sasaki, C. Kwon, C. Miller, C. Quintini, T. Diago-Uso
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is a rare condition affecting 0.1% of the general population. It was historically a contraindication for LTx and graft donation.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of Cell Saver Leads to Lower Consumption of Blood Products During Liver Transplantation
R. Danc
Anesthesiology, Ikem, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Liver transplantation is often accompanied by significant blood loss and consequently a large consumption of blood products. In recent years, there has been a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Surge in Deceased Liver Donors Due to the Opioid Epidemic: Is it Time to Split the Difference?
D. Yoeli¹, M. Adams¹, R. Choudhury¹, T. Nydam¹, J. Pomposelli¹, J. Goss², M. Wachs¹
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Transplant Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic afflicting our nation has led to a surge in the number of adult deceased donors from drug overdose. We hypothesized that…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bedside Ultrasound to Assess for Sarcopenia in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Inpatient Liver Transplant Evaluation
M. Aguilar¹, E. A. Rodriguez¹, A. Andrekus², S. Buckner-Petty², N. Dahiya², E. J. Carey²
¹GI/Hepatology, Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is routinely assessed during outpatient evaluation for liver transplant (LT) candidacy in cirrhotic patients as it is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Skeletal…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3alpha Serine 21 Phosphorylation Inhibits Hepatocyte Autophagy to Facilitate Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
M. Ni¹, H. Zhou², R. Busuttil¹, J. Kupiec-Weglinski¹, X. Wang², Y. Zhai¹
¹Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (Gsk3) has α and β isoforms. They are constitutively active in cells and inhibited upon stimulations by N-terminal serine phosphorylation.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Candida auris after Liver Transplant
N. M. Theodoropoulos, R. Ellison, J. S. Daly, A. Bozorgzadeh, D. A. Mack, L. Gibson, S. M. Levitz
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
*Purpose: C. auris is a difficult to eradicate yeast that has caused outbreaks in hospitals in recent years. We report a cluster of liver transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Scaffold-Free 3D-Bioprinting of Human Extrahepatic Bile Duct
K. Saglam¹, W. Zhang¹, L. J. Smith², A. Isidan¹, A. M. Chen¹, R. A. Naqvi¹, E. Gramelspacher¹, P. Li¹, B. Ekser¹
¹Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²3D-Bioprinting Core, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Biliary complications are common especially in living and also in deceased donor liver transplantation (LT). Presence of multiple orifices in biliary anastomosis and ischemia,…