Articles tagged "Nephrectomy"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Multimodal Analgesia Reduces Length of Stay in Living Kidney Donors
K. Marti¹, D. O'Sullivan², X. Ye³, C. Rochon³, H. Kutzler³
¹Pharmacy, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, ²Research Administration, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, ³Transplant, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
*Purpose: This study evaluated the outcomes between living kidney donors who received a multimodal analgesic regimen compared to a historical cohort that did not.*Methods: Hartford…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Alterations in Mineral Metabolism of Living Kidney Donors: Prospective Observational Study
H. Lee¹, E. Ko¹, H. Cho², C. Yang¹, B. Chung¹
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate whether reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) after kidney donation causes mineral metabolism alterations, and also…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Developing a Robot-assisted Donor Nephrectomy Program in a High Volume Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy Program
S. S. Lee, N. Vachharajani, M. Pfeiffer, S. Matson, M. Scherer, M. Doyle, J. Wellen, Y. Lin, T. Rice, J. Yu, A. Khan
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Washington University at St. Louis, St Louis, MO
*Purpose: Three dimensional visualization, improved dexterity and fine instrument control make robotic surgery an attractive option for further improving the safety profile of laparoscopic living…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Transverse Abdominis Plane Blocks on Opioid Requirements Post Kidney Donation
R. Caputo, O. Witkowsky, A. Rajab
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: There is lacking data regarding the use of transverse abdominis plane (TAP) blocks to reduce post-operative opioid requirements in kidney donors (KD). TAP blocks…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Sharp Anti-HLA Antibody Development Due to Concomitant Graft Nephrectomy and Immunosuppression Withdrawal After Early Graft Loss
R. Valero¹, A. Aguilera¹, E. Rodrigo¹, D. San Segundo², M. Lopez-Hoyos², J. Ruiz¹
¹Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Inmunología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
*Purpose: The number of patients awaiting for retransplantation has been progressively increasing. The presence of anti-HLA antibodies can significantly lengthen the waiting time, limiting the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Maintenance Immunosuppression Withdrawal on Sensitization Status After Renal Graft Failure
R. Hod Dvorai, A. Almonte, C. Hubbell, M. Laftavi, R. Shahbazov, R. Saidi, O. Pankewycz, J. Leggat, M. Hanlon, B. Gallay
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: Maintaining immunosuppression (IS) following failed renal transplant may lead to increased risk for infections and malignancies; on the other hand, withdrawal can lead to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Native Nephrectomy in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Yoeli¹, A. Sater¹, A. Peace¹, M. E. Wachs¹, M. Bock², M. A. Adams¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Data on native nephrectomy in children with renal disease requiring kidney transplantation is scarce. The aim of this study was to characterize demographics and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Robotic versus Open Mini-incision Living Donor Nephrectomy: Single Center Experience
S. Lee¹, S. Z. Wang², A. Khan¹, A. Sharma¹, D. Kumar³, L. Kamal³, A. Cotterell¹, V. Kumaran¹, D. Bruno¹, M. Levy¹, C. Bhati¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University hospital, Richmond, VA, ²Medical School, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Transplant Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University hospital, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: A minimally invasive approach is the gold standard for living donor nephrectomy (LDN). While robotic surgery is commonly used for native nephrectomies and urological…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Assisted Donor Nephrectomy: A Single Center Experience
A. Khan, A. Sharma, S. Lee, A. Cotterell, D. Kumar, L. Kamal, I. Moinuddin, D. Bruno, V. Kumaran, M. Levy, C. Bhati
Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Robotic donor nephrectomy (RLDN) is an emerging procedure of choice for living kidney donors at many programs. This approach has benefit of minimal invasive…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Is There a Role for Pre-Operative Angiographic Kidney Embolization Prior to Allograft Nephrectomy?
M. Jacobs¹, R. Stratta¹, D. Harriman², A. Farney¹, J. Rogers¹, G. Orlando¹, A. Reeves-Daniel¹, C. Jay¹
¹Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: To determine if morbidity associated with allograft nephrectomy (AN) of a failed or diseased kidney transplant (KT) is improved by pre-operative angiographic kidney embolization…

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