2018 American Transplant Congress
Modified Protocol for ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation with Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin without Plasma Exchange
Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Il-san Donggu, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Purpose: Since a variety of desensitization strategies including rituximab, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and plasma exchange (PE) have been introduced, the survival and outcomes of recipients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Liver Donation: The Role of Facebook in Directed Donation
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: The aims of this study were to understand the number and type of directed living liver donors who contacted the transplant team after learning…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Efficacy of Splenic Artery Ligation in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Introduction: Portal hypertension in recipients undergoing living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is thought to be one of the main causes of posttransplant graft dysfunction. In…2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Partial Grafts in Pediatric Candidates with Acute Liver Failure Awaiting Liver Transplantation: SRTR Analysis over 26 Years
Objective: Pediatric fulminant hepatic failure (PFHF) is a devastating condition which portends a poor prognosis without liver transplantation (LT). In comparison to adult candidates, there…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recipient ABO Blood-Type is Associated with Their Survival after Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Blood-Type O is Disadvantage?
PURPOSE: Accumulating evidence has suggested that ABO blood-type is associated with the prevalence and severity of infectious diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases, however, its impact…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Medical, Financial, Psychosocial, and Overall Health-Related Quality of Life after Living Donation in Liver Transplantation
Background: The long-term impact of living donation (LD) in liver transplantation on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has not been well characterized. This study was…2018 American Transplant Congress
Single-Center Experience of Biliary Reconstruction for Multiple Bile Duct in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Biliary anastomosis stricture (BAS) is still major concerns especially for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Recent studies have described multiple duct and multiple anastomoses as…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Feasibility of Laparoscopic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy Compared to Open Surgery Including 100 Laparoscopic Cases
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background: We designed this study to analyze the feasibility of laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy by comparing to open living donor hepatectomy.Methods : Living donors who…2018 American Transplant Congress
Occupational and Financial Outcomes of Directed and Non-Directed Living Liver Donors
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Few transplant centers accept directed and non-directed living liver donors. The aims of this study were to compare the occupational and financial outcomes of…2018 American Transplant Congress
LDLT for High MELD Recipients: A Single Center Experience
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Objectives: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is underutilized in high MELD patients. Our aim was to assess the impact of high MELD score on short-term…
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