Articles tagged "Living donor"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Death Among Living Liver Donors- Are We Overestimating the Risk?
H. J. Braun, A. M. Shui, N. L. Ascher, J. P. Roberts
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: In the United States, the estimated risk of death associated with live liver donation is currently quoted at 0.1% for left lobe donation, and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Donor Nephrectomy: Advantages Offered by a Minimally Invasive Approach to Kidney Transplantation
A. Popovic¹, R. Shahbazov¹, A. Hoste¹, S. Loerzel¹, B. Gallay², J. Leggat², O. Pankewycz¹, R. Saidi¹, R. H. Dvorai³, M. J. Hanlon¹, S. Narsipur², M. R. Laftavi¹
¹Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: Our aim was to further explore the difference in results between laparoscopic and robotic assisted techniques of living donor nephrectomies*Methods: This is a retrospective…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Hereditary Kidney Diseases
Y. Caliskan¹, N. Garayeva², A. B. Dirim², S. Safak², S. Mirioglu², H. Yazici², A. Yildiz³, O. A. Oto², E. Demir², Y. Ozluk⁴, A. Turkmen², K. Lentine¹
¹Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Division of Nephrology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Division of Nephrology, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey, ⁴Department of Pathology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
*Purpose: Genetic testing is poised to play a larger role in the evaluation and management of both kidney transplant (KTx) recipients and donors. We characterized…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Differential Impact of Size Mismatch in Live versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
A. J. Vinson¹, T. Skinner², B. Kiberd³, D. Clark¹, K. Tennankore¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Department of Urology, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: The risk of significant weight mismatch between donors and recipients (D-R) undergoing living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) is not well established. Further, how this…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a “COVID-free” Pathway on Living Donor Transplantation During a Pandemic
S. Koganti, Y. Cheah, C. J. Simon, M. Tobon Lascano, J. Kim, M. E. Akoad
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: COVID-19 pandemic has significantly decreased rates of organ transplantation, with most programs curtailing living donor transplantations. This has led to an increase in waitlist…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Live Donor Champion: Advocacy Training to Facilitate Identification of Living Liver Donors
L. R. Herbst, Y. Yu, A. Love, K. Lee, A. Wells, K. Mohr, A. Massie, A. Gurakar, B. King, D. L. Segev, A. M. Cameron, J. Garonzik Wang
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Liver transplant candidates face several barriers to finding a potential live donor (PLD), such as lack of education or knowledge, or discomfort approaching others…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Disparities in Living Donor Follow-up During the COVID-19 Emergency Suspension of OPTN Follow-up Reporting Requirements
S. E. Booker, A. Henderson, L. A. Cartwright, S. Taranto, D. Klassen, J. L. Wainright
UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The OPTN temporarily suspended follow-up reporting requirements on 4/3/20 (retroactive to 3/13/20) in response to the COVID-19 crisis. We assessed the policy’s impact on…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor Age and Donor-Recipient Age Difference on Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Tomosugi², K. Futamura², M. Okada², N. Goto², T. Ichimori², S. Narumi², Y. Watarai²
¹Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Myokencho Showaku, Japan, ²Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
*Purpose: The impact of donor age and donor-recipient age difference on living donor kidney transplantation have not been investigated simultaneously.*Methods: A total 805 adult living…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Kidney Transplant Strategy: The Sequence Effect
A. J. Vinson¹, B. Kiberd², P. Acott³, K. Tennankore¹
¹Nova Scotia Health Authority Division of Nephrology, Departm, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³IWK Health Center, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: Improvements in patient survival with pediatric end stage kidney disease (ESKD) predicts needing more than one kidney transplant over a child’s lifetime. Timing of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Multicenter Experience
L. I. Ruffolo¹, K. Sasaki², K. Tomiyama¹, A. Nair¹, M. Orloff¹, B. Al-Judaibi³, M. Levstik³, M. Laryea³, K. Dokus¹, J. Errigo¹, A. Moro², C. Quintini², K. Hashimoto², M. Fujiki², K. Menon², C. Kwon², T. Diago Uso², R. Hernandez-Alejandro¹, F. Aucejo²
¹Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Transplant Hepatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
*Purpose: Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related death, unfortunately 50% of patients will develop colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), and a minority…