2020 American Transplant Congress
Selectively Transplanting Moderately to Severely Macrosteatotic Grafts: Does Recipient Metabolic Environment Affect Outcomes?
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: As incidence of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis rises, organ utilization remains stagnant. Recently, it has been shown that selective utilization of >30% macrosteatotic grafts…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Metabolic Liver Diseases versus Biliary Atresia: Single Center Experience
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: The main indication for LT in children has been biliary atresia (BA). Recent advances in surgical management and the development of new immunosuppressants have…2020 American Transplant Congress
Functional Changes in Metabolic and Malignancy Associated Bacterial Genes in the Post Transplant Intestinal Microbiome
*Purpose: Long-term survival of liver transplant (LT) recipients is affected by metabolic and malignant complications. The aim of our study was to examine changes in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Genetic and Metabolic Liver Disease: A Single-Center Experience
*Purpose: Pediatric liver transplantation (LT) is an established treatment for a myriad of liver diseases most notably biliary atresia and urea cycle defects. In the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Pediatric Outcomes of Simultaneous vs. Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation: A Review of the UNOS Database
*Purpose: The long-term pediatric outcomes of simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplantation and sequential liver and kidney transplantation, liver after kidney (LAK) and kidney after liver (KAL),…2019 American Transplant Congress
Extremes of Body Mass Index is Associated with Inferior Renal Allograft Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: We evaluated the trends and renal allograft outcomes in type 2 diabetic renal transplant recipients stratified by body mass index (BMI).*Methods: All adult type…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Program of Directed Domino and Split Liver Donations Increases Liver Transplants
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Liver transplants have not been performed in directed donor chains as have evolved for kidney transplants. We report an initial experience using domino and…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Efficacy of Spheroidal Hepatocytes for Hepatocyte Transplantation
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Ⅰ Hokkaido University Graduate School, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Hepatocyte transplantation (HCTx) is expected to expand its application as a next generation therapy alternative to liver transplantation. Following HCTx, the liver function improves…2019 American Transplant Congress
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in MPV17 Deficiency: A Case Series
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to consider the clinical courses of two patients with MPV17 mutations and to evaluate the efficacy of liver…2019 American Transplant Congress
Metabolomic Study Of Sarcopenia In Patients Prior To Liver Transplantation
1Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass, typically associated with aging, but frequently appearing in liver disease patients. In particular, sarcopenia present…
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