2018 American Transplant Congress
How Evaluation for Living Kidney Donation Saved My Life
Purpose:In order to ensure eligibility for living kidney donation, donor candidates undergo a thorough medical evaluation. This evaluation process might reveal previously unknown medical conditions,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and Insulin Resistance in Living Kidney Donors
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Living kidney donors (LD) are routinely evaluated for components of MetS such as diabetes (T2D), hypertension (HTN), and hyperlipidemia (HLD). MetS is associated with T2D,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Primary Hyperoxaluria Type-1 in Chinese Population: A Case Series and Review of Literature.
Background: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is rare but devastating autosomal recessive inherited disease and cause to graft failure after kidney transplant (KT). We report…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Monitoring of 25-Hydroxyvitamin Vitamin D Levels After Kidney Transplantation and Its Associations with Clinical Outcomes.
Montefiore Transplant Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background: Kidney transplant recipients usually have low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as a risk factor for progression of kidney disease in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Patients with Prior Bariatric Surgery.
Aim: To study outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) patients with prior bariatric surgery (BS).Methods: Retrospective analysis performed on patients with LT between Jan 2006 and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Statins in Liver Transplant Recipients: Rates of Use, Mortality and Rejection.
Introduction:Liver transplant recipients are prone to developing metabolic syndrome following transplant, likely secondary to immunosuppressant use. Among those with metabolic syndrome, the rate of cardiovascular…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Successful Approach to Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Secondary Hyperoxaluria.
Chronic oxalate nephropathy is observed secondary to enteric hyperoxaluria that is associated with malabsorption e.g. in short bowel syndrome. Kidney transplantation can be challenging given…2016 American Transplant Congress
Resolution of Donor Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Following Liver Transplantation.
Purpose: Severe and moderate degrees of donor liver steatosis have traditionally limited the transplantation of these organs. The natural history of successfully transplanted livers with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Propionic Acidemia: A Review of the United States Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and Non-US Case Series.
Surgery, Childrens Hospital of Pgh, Pittsburgh.
Background: A fifth of all pediatric liver transplants in the US are performed for metabolic disease. Propionic acidemia, an autosomal recessive branched chain organic acidemia…2016 American Transplant Congress
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Children: Long-Term Follow-Up in 27 Children.
Combined liver and kidney transplantation (CLKT) is an important treatment option for patients suffering from diseases like autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) or primary…
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