Articles tagged "Obesity"

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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donors Who Lose Weight in Order to Be Able to Donate, Gain More Weight after Donation
S. R. Punjala, L. Silas, R. Gokmen, N. Karydis
Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplant and Urology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplantation is widely accepted to be the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease, and great efforts are undertaken to expand…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation after Sleeve Gastrectomy in the Morbidly Obese Candidate: Results of a Five-Year Experience
Y. Kim, A. J. Bailey, M. C. Morris, J. Hlavaty, M. C. Cuffy, E. S. Woodle, S. A. Shah, T. S. Diwan
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Morbid obesity serves as a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) due to potential suboptimal post-transplant outcomes. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has previously been shown…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized, Controlled, Trial of Interventions to Promote Walking after Abdominal Organ Transplantation: The LIFT Study
M. Serper¹, I. Barankay², S. Chadha¹, J. Shults³, P. Reese¹
¹University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Substantial weight gain and sedentary behavior are common after transplantation. Behavioral economic strategies with financial incentives and reminders may promote healthy behaviors in the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Operative C-Peptide Predicts Weight Gain after Pancreas Transplantation
J. Torabi, J. P. Rocca, E. Kestenbaum, M. Ajaimy, M. Kinkhabwala, J. A. Graham
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Transplant recipients are susceptible to metabolic syndrome as typified by hyperglycemia, central obesity and increased insulin resistance after transplant, which may precede the onset…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and BMI in Liver Transplant Candidates: 9-Center Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study
C. Haugen¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹, D. Segev¹, E. Verna², R. Rahimi³, M. Kappus⁴, M. Volk⁵, M. Dunn⁶, A. Duarte Rojo⁶, D. Granger⁷, J. O'Leary⁸, D. Ladner⁷, J. Lai⁹
¹JHU, Baltimore, MD, ²Columbia, NYC, NY, ³Baylor, Dallas, TX, ⁴Duke, Durham, NC, ⁵Loma Linda, Loma Linda, CA, ⁶Pitt, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Northwestern, Chicago, IL, ⁸DVA, Dallas, TX, ⁹UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Obesity and frailty are associated with an increased risk of waitlist mortality (WLM) in liver transplant (LT) candidates. However, body mass index (BMI) may…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Time within Therapeutic Range: A Comparison of Three Tacrolimus Formulations within Ninety Days of Renal Transplant
S. Patel, K. Khalil, A. Lichvar, E. Benedetti, P. West-Thielke
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Optimizing tacrolimus (TAC) time within therapeutic range (TTR) has been shown to improve outcomes post-transplant. To date, there are no studies assessing differences in…