2018 American Transplant Congress
Complications and QoL after Living Donor Hepatectomy: Analysis of 176 Cases at a Single Center
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Background: Living liver donation is one of the most selfless and humane acts a person can perform. Few single-center reports have been published specifically evaluating…2018 American Transplant Congress
Extracellular Microvesicles from Liver Perfusate: microRNAs, Cellular Cross-Talk, and Early-Post Liver Transplant Outcomes
1Surgery, UVA, Charlottesville; 2Nephrology Division, UVA, Charlottesville.
Background: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a multifactorial process that impact liver graft function. Donor quality plays a critical role during IRI and early graft…2018 American Transplant Congress
Dunbar Syndrome in Liver Transplantation: Results of a Single Center Matched-Pair Analysis and a European Survey Study
Background: Median-arcuate-ligament or Dunbar-syndrome (MALs) potentially causes arterial complications in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). This study aimed to investigate MALs incidence and its impact on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Differences in Pediatric and Adult Lost to Follow-Up Events for Heart, Kidney, and Liver Recipients
Background: Long-term follow-up data are necessary for accurate survival estimation. While the majority of heart (HR), kidney (KI), and liver (LI) transplant recipients (TxR) are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Generic Sofosbuvir and Branded Daclatasvir Compared to Sofosbuvir and Ledipasvir Combination in the Treatment of Genotype 4 Hepatitis C Virus
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Genotype 4 HCV is the most common genotype in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Management of genotype 4 HCV has shifted to interferon free…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Liver and Combined Liver-Kidney Retransplantation
Department of Surgery/Transplantat, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA.
Many centers consider liver retransplantation controversial due to poor outcomes and high resource requirement. In the setting of renal failure and high MELD, many are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Hepatectomy with Portacaval Shunt and Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) Therapy for Perioperative Catastrophe
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Increased worldwide focus on maximal donor utilization and transplantation of patients once considered too ill to survive liver transplantation may increase the otherwise rare…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Rapamycin Conversion in Pediatric Liver Transplantation on Anti-HLA Antibody Formation and Allograft Fibrosis
Background: Maintenance immunosuppression with tacrolimus (TAC) is associated with progressive liver allograft fibrosis. Conversion to rapamycin (RAPA) may abrogate this progression. The development of donor-specific…2018 American Transplant Congress
Postoperative Renal Function Predicts Length of Stay for Incisional Hernia Repair after Liver Transplantation
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Incisional hernia repair (IHR) is the most frequently performed general surgery procedure after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Although enhanced recovery protocols for general surgery…2018 American Transplant Congress
Retransplantation after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Analysis of Data from the A2ALL Study
Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is associated with a higher incidence of post-transplant vascular and biliary complications. Outcomes for retransplantation (reLT) after LDLT are not…
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