2015 American Transplant Congress
Notch Signaling Mediates Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in the Development of Marginal Liver Graft Fibrosis
Depatment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Background and aims:Although graft size and chronic liver diseases have been proposed as risk factors for post-transplantation liver fibrosis, the underlying mechanisms remained unclear. Our…2015 American Transplant Congress
Short-Term QOL After Live Liver Donation: A New York Center for Liver Transplantation (NYCLT) Report
Introduction: LDLT is an option for selective patients, especially in regions with less opportunity for deceased donors. New York State (NYS) has the most LDLT…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Between ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) and ABO-Compatible LDLT: A Matched Study
Backgrounds: Reports from several experienced centers suggested that outcomes of an ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) after rituximab and reduction of ABO antibodies…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome and Prevalent Liver Disease on Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Pressing Need to Expand the Pool
Background and Aims: Organ shortage has been the ongoing obstacle to expand liver transplantation world-wide. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was hoped to improve this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Anatomic Variation and Reconstructive Technique on Complications Following Living Liver Donor Transplantation – A Report from the A2ALL Consortium
Introduction: Living donor liver transplantation [LDLT] is a technically demanding endeavor that requires command of the complex anatomy of partial liver grafts. The aim of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Fast Track of Adult-to-Adult Live Donor Liver Transplant Recipients: Avoiding ICU Admission Reduces Complications and Post Transplant Hospital Stay
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Objective: We investigated if fast track of adult-to-adult live donor liver transplant (LDLT) recipients is safe and provides benefits for the post transplant hospital stay.Methods:…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Ratio of Estimated Spleen/Graft Volume Is a Strong Predictor of Posttransplant Portal Hypertension in Adult-To-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Significance of Splenectomy On Portal Venous Pressure and Patient Survival
Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Splenectomy is generally performed to control portal venous pressure (PVP) in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (ALDLT) with small-for-size graft. However, we sometimes experience portal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patients With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) Experience Survival Benefit After Live Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)
Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Diseases, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
Background: SBP is a life threatening complication of end stage liver disease. Reports indicate a 40-50% one year mortality rate in patients who experience SBP…2015 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Biliary Atresia has Equivalent Survival and Shorter Waiting Time Compared to Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
Purpose: To determine the benefit of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) compared to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) in the treatment of end stage liver…2015 American Transplant Congress
Systematic Medical Record Review to Identify Safety Risks in Living Liver Donors
BACKGROUNDPrevention of adverse events (AEs) is important in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT), as these are healthy volunteers who undergo a major procedure with no…
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