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Articles tagged "Obesity"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Hidden Risk of Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Propensity Score Matched Study

    S. Nagai,1 R. Schilke,1 M. Safwan,1 M. Rizzari,1 K. Collins,1 A. Yoshida,1 M. Abouljoud,1 D. Moonka.2

    1Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; 2Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

    Aim: There is a recent shift in the number of liver transplants (LT) performed in patients with hepatitis C (HCV) to those with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Obese Patients Show Resistance to Narcotics Reduction after TPIAT for Chronic Pancreatitis

    G. Yoshimatsu,1 B. Naziruddin,3 K. Kumano,2 H. Fernandez,3 E. Beecherl,3 N. Onaca.3

    1Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan; 2Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas; 3Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas.

    Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is an effective treatment option for chronic pancreatitis patients with refractory pain. Patients with high BMI (>30) are known…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Anterior Rectus Sheath Approach Resulted in No Difference in Wound Complication Rates in Obese versus Non-Obese Renal Transplant Recipients

    S. King,2 S. Hill,2 L. Lipscomb,2 A. Jones,2 R. Jeffries,2 J. Africa.1

    1Glickman Institute, Cleveland Clinic - Charleston Area Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; 2Urology and Renal Transplant, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV.

    The anterior rectus sheath (ARS) approach is a modification of the conventional Kuss procedure for kidney transplant (KT). We have previously described the ARS approach…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of BMI, Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio for Identification of Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

    K. Sgambat, S. Clauss, A. Moudgil.

    Children's National, Washington DC.

    Background: Children with kidney disease have altered body composition and short stature that may not be accurately assessed by standard methods. The measure of obesity…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Metabolic Regulation of Neuropeptides Induces Weight Loss and is Linked to Prolongation of Allograft Survival

    M. Quante,1,2 T. Heinbokel,1 K. Minami,1 Y. Nian,1 A. Elkhal,1 S. Tullius.1

    1Transplant Surgery Research Lab, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; 2Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Tuebingen Unversity Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany.

    Obesity has become a common comorbidity among transplant recipients that is linked to inferior transplant outcome through far-reaching effects on metabolism, inflammation and immunity. Increasingly,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy – The BMI Effect

    V. Chia,1 F. Khan,2 M. Newell,2 L. J. Chen.3

    1Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, England, United Kingdom; 2Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; 3Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami.

    Aims: To evaluate the outcomes of Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy (LDN) across 4 BMI groups.Methods : Using the SRTR database, all LDNs performed between 2006-2015 were…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Reasons for Ineligibility for Kidney Donation by Race: Gap for Blacks Represented by Modifiable Factors, However Are Big Hurdles to Overcome.

    D. Simpson,1 M. Levine,1 S. Amaral.2

    1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 2Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    Background: It is well-recognized that blacks are much less likely to receive living donor kidney transplants. Improved characterization of the reasons for differences in living…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Obesity Predicts New-Onset Diabetes After Live Kidney Donation.

    K. Lentine,1 A. Naik,2 N. Lam,3 M. Schnitzler,1,6 H. Xiao,1 D. Axelrod,4 G. Hess,5 B. Kasiske,6 A. Garg,7 S. Gustafson,6 D. Brennan,8 D. Segev.9,6

    1St. Louis Univ, St. Louis; 2U Michigan, Ann Arbor; 3U Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; 4E Carolina Univ, Greenville; 5Symphony Health, Philadelphia; 6Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis; 7Western Univ, London, Canada; 8Washington Univ, St. Louis; 9Johns Hopkins, Baltimore

    End-stage renal disease is uncommon in living kidney donors (LKD), but recent data suggest that most kidney failure developing late after donation is due to…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Follow-Up of the Safety and Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Immunosuppression in Post-Transplant Patients.

    A. Keidar,1 R. Yemini,1 I. Carmeli,1 E. Nesher,2 J. Vinkler,2 E. Mor,2 M. Bendavid.1

    1Surgery, Beilinson Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel; 2Transplantation, Beilinson Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Objectives: To report the safety and feasibility of maintaining immunosuppression and graft safety after bariatric surgery among solid organ transplanted patients.Summary Background Data: Transplanted patients…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Bariatric Operations at a Service of the Transplant Surgery.

    A. Keidar,1 R. Yemini,1 M. Ben David,1 E. Nesher,2 J. Vinkler,3 M. Broun,2 E. Mor.2

    1Surgery, Beilinson Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel; 2Transplantation, Beilinson Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel; 3Nephrology, Beilinson Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel

    IntroductionInvolvement of bariatric operations in the peri-transplant setting could be at different stages – prospective living organ donor (group 1), prospective organ recipient (2), patients…
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