2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of New Onset Diabetes after Transplantation Using Bariatric Surgery
Transplant Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
New onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a common complication, occurring 20-36% after renal transplant historically and 15.8% at our institution. Obesity is a known…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Effect of BMI on Renal Function in Asian Living Kidney Donors
One of the targets of expanding criteria for kidney donation is BMI. As the impact of BMI differs in Asians, we studied the long-term effect…2018 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients: The New Standard?
Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Introduction: Obese recipients could potentially benefit from the introduction of minimally invasive techniques for kidney transplantation. We have introduced robotic kidney transplantation for our obese…2018 American Transplant Congress
Greater Susceptibility for Metabolic Syndrome in Pediatric Transplant Recipients – A Case-Control Study
Introduction. Metabolic syndrome not only contributes to an increased risk for cardiovascular sequelae but is also associated with impaired graft function and lower graft survival…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Differences between Body Mass Index of Recipient and Donor in a Population of Robotic Kidney Transplant
1Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; 2Surgery, Universit of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Introduction: The recent introduction of minimally invasive technique allows to perform kidney transplant in otherwise suitable recipients regardless the recipient BMI. This could lead to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Obesity Prevalence in the United States Pediatric End-Stage Renal Disease Population
Background: Obesity prevalence among children in the United States (US) is high, but the rate of increase has slowed over time. Among pediatric end-stage renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Obesity is Not Associated with Worse Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetic Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney (SPK) Transplant Recipients
Pancreas T2D Subcommittee, UNOS, Richmond.
BACKGROUND: Per current SPK allocation policy, Type 2 Diabetic (T2D) candidate waiting time is contingent on a body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) less than or…2018 American Transplant Congress
Role of Obesity in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
PURPOSE: Pediatric obesity rates are climbing and the prevalence of obesity in children undergoing liver transplantation now exceeds that of the general population. Studies in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Safety in Obese Patients: 1038 Consecutive Robotic Living Donor Nephrectomies
1Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; 2Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has been a widely accepted technical improvement in kidney transplantation. Since 2000, we have introduced robotic living donor nephrectomy (RLDN) in our…2018 American Transplant Congress
Is BMI > 35 a Barrier to Kidney Transplantation?
Organ Transplant, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Background:Although lower rates of patient and graft survival are reported for kidney transplant recipients with BMI > 35, kidney transplant in this group provides a…
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