Articles tagged "Obesity"

2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplant in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatosis: A Five-Year Experience
M. C. Morris¹, A. D. Jung¹, Y. Kim¹, V. K. Dhar¹, S. Shah¹, D. Schauer², E. Smith², T. Diwan¹
¹Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis is an increasingly common indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and obese patients continue to be at…
2019 American Transplant Congress
BMI Changes and Its Impact on Long Term Follow-Up in Kidney Transplant Recipients
P. A. Miarka, D. Cieniawski, E. Ignacak, A. Prokop, A. Hodun, K. Krzanowska, M. Kuzniewski
Dept. of Nephrology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
*Purpose: BMI has an effect on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and after kidney transplantation (ktx). Higher body weight and use of immunosuppressive treatment…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Defatting Steatotic Rat Livers during Ex Situ Normothermic Perfusion Improves Lactate Clearance and Bile Quality
S. Raigani¹, C. Carroll², S. Cronin², C. Pendexter², I. Rosales³, M. Yarmush¹, K. Uygun¹, H. Yeh¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Center for Engineering in Medicine, Shriners Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Donor livers with moderate-to-severe steatosis are not generally used for transplantation because of poor post-transplant function. Ex situ normothermic machine perfusion (ENMP) provides an…
2019 American Transplant Congress
BMI Influence on the Outcomes of Renal Transplant
V. Bianchi, I. D. Kostakis, T. Kasimatis, C. Flach, P. Paraskeva, C. Callaghan, B. Phillips, N. Karydis, N. Kessaris, F. Calder, I. Loukopoulos
Department of Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Our aim was to assess the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the outcomes of renal transplant and the management of obese patients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
National Trends in Bariatric Surgical Practice for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
K. H. Sheetz¹, K. J. Woodside¹, V. B. Shahinian², J. B. Dimick¹, S. A. Waits¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Despite growing enthusiasm for the use of bariatric surgery in obese patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), national practice patterns in this patient population…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children after Kidney Transplantation. Risk Factors and Outcomes
M. L. Monteverde¹, J. M. Velasco¹, M. E. Izzo², M. Mannarino², J. P. Ibanez¹, A. B. Chaparro¹, C. E. Vezzani¹
¹Nephrology, Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Food and Nutrition, Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Purpose: 1) To describe prevalence of overweight and obesity and changes in body mass index (BMI) and height Z-score at transplant time (T0) and 12…
2019 American Transplant Congress
TDCA/Valine Reverse Obesity and Ameliorate Alloimmune Responses through a Decreased Hypothalamic Expression of MCH
A. ElKhal¹, M. Markus Quante¹, T. Heinbokel¹, Y. Nian¹, K. Minami¹, R. Maenosono¹, J. Iske¹, B. Desai², A. Banks², E. Maratos-Flier², A. Elkhal¹, S. G. Tullius¹
¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, AL, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, AL
*Purpose: Obesity is associated with low grade inflammation and bariatric surgery is the only effective treatment in reducing excess weight both pre- and post-transplant.*Methods: Here,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation For Obese Patients: First Year Experience In Single Institute
S. Lee¹, L. A. Cantrell², A. Agarwal¹, S. K. Rasmussen¹, S. Pelletier¹, K. Brayman¹, J. Oberholzer¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, ²Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Obesity with end-stage renal disease significantly impacts intraoperative and postoperative complications in kidney transplantation. Robot-assist procedures have been an attractive modality to overcome barriers…
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
A. Brar, A. Gruessner, F. Tedla, R. Gruessner, J. Renz, N. Sumrani, D. John, M. O. Salifu
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
Panniculectomy at the Time of Living Donor Renal Transplantation: An Eight Year Experience
L. M. Ngaage¹, A. Elegbede², K. K. Tasidina¹, S. Gebran³, E. Rada¹, A. J. Nam³, J. R. Scalea⁴, S. Niederhaus⁴, D. Singh¹, J. S. Bromberg⁴, S. T. Bartlett⁴, Y. M. Rasko¹
¹Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital / University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Department of Transplant Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Removal of the pannus, or panniculectomy, can be performed as a prophylactic procedure preceding renal transplantation to enable obese patients to meet criteria for…