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  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    The Effect of BMI on Renal Transplant Outcomes.

    E. Giorgakis,1 K. Reddy,1 A. Singer,1 H. Khamash,2 R. Heilman.2

    1Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; 2Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

    Purpose of the study was to explore the effect of BMI class on renal transplant outcomes.Method: Single center retrospective analysis of deceased and living donor…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Temporal Trends and Variation in BMI Thresholds for Living Donation Across the US.

    A. Naik,1 D. Cibrik,1 A. Sakhuja,2 K. Lentine.3

    1U Michigan, Ann Arbor; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester; 3St. Louis U, St Louis

    The acceptable BMI threshold for living kidney donation is controversial. We examined the variability in center acceptance of living donors with high Body Mass Index…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Five Year Experience with Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Renal Transplant Candidates.

    A. Jung, Y. Kim, V. Dhar, D. Hanseman, J. Tadros, S. Dehart-Kilgore, R. Alloway, D. Schauer, S. Shah, A. Govil, E. Woodle, T. Diwan.

    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

    INTRODUCTION: Obesity in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients may not be adequately addressed by medical management, and represents a barrier to renal transplantation. We…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Renal Transplant Candidacy and Posttransplant Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients.

    Y. Kim, A. Jung, V. Dhar, J. Tadros, R. Alloway, A. Shields, S. Woodle, T. Diwan.

    Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    BACKGROUND: Morbid obesity remains a barrier to kidney transplantation (KT) and is associated with increased delayed graft function (DGF), graft loss, and wound complications. Laparoscopic…
  • 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…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Association Between Pretransplant Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Living Kidney Transplantation: A Consideration of Gender Differences.

    M. Okumi,1 K. Unagami,1 M. Furusawa,1 T. Hirai,1 Y. Okabe,2 K. Masutani,3 T. Shimizu,1 K. Omoto,4 H. Ishida,1 T. Kitazono,3 K. Tanabe,1 The Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JACK).

    1Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 2Surgery, Kyusyu University, Fukuoka, Japan; 3Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyusyu University, Fukuoka, Japan; 4Urology, Todachuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan.

    [lsaquo]Background[rsaquo]There is epidemiologic evidence of an association between elevated body mass index (BMI), the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). For…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Morbid Obesity and Functional Status as Predictors of Surgical Complication After Renal Transplantation.

    T. Veasey, J. Fleming, S. Strout, R. Miller, N. Pilch, H. Meadows, C. Mardis, B. Mardis, P. Baliga, J. McGillicuddy, D. Taber.

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    Purpose: Surgical complications after renal transplant may impact patient morbidity and healthcare utilization. Identification of patients at risk would allow for planning allocation of resources…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Gut Dysbiosis and Metabolic Disorders in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

    M. Lecronier,1 P. Tashk,1 J. Aron-Wisnewsky,2,3,4 E. Denamur,1 O. Tenaillon,1 B. Barrou,4,5 J. Tourret.1,4,5

    1IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Paris, France; 2Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, ICAN, Service de Nutrition, GH Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, AP-HP, Paris, France; 3UMR_S U1166, équipe NutriOmics, INSERM, Paris, France; 4Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; 5AP-HP, Département d'Urologie, Néphrologie et Transplantation, GH Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Paris, France.

    IntroductionGut microbiota modifications (dysbiosis) have been observed in obese and/or diabetic patients. Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are particularly exposed to the development of metabolic disorders,…
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