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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Liver Donors Face Substantial Out-of-Pocket Donation-Related Costs
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
While financial barriers to living kidney donation have been recognized, and the associated costs have been characterized limited data exist on the costs incurred by…2018 American Transplant Congress
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Interventional Radiology Treatment for Vascular Complications Following Living Donor Liver Transplantation: The Efficacy of Stent Placement
Background: Vascular complication is life-threatening when it develops after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and interventional radiology (IVR) is a less-invasive therapeutic option comparing to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Advancement in Perioperative Outcomes of Living Donors in Pure Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Background In the early period, laparoscopic liver resection was applied in limited cases, but now the number of cases and its application is rapidly increasing.…2018 American Transplant Congress
28-Year Cumulative US Experience with Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplant – How Far Have We Come?
Surgery, State University of New York, Downstate, Brooklyn, NY.
Introduction: The last 30 years have shown tremendous growth in pediatric liver transplant. Refinements of surgical technique and immunosuppression have improved graft survival. In the…
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