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  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Body Mass Index (BMI) Mismatch in Deceased Kidney Donation Is an Independent Risk Factor for Graft Failure

    O. Staeck,1 D. Khadzhynov,1 M. Mahn,2 K. Budde,1 F. Fuller,2 F. Halleck.1

    1Nephrology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; 2Urology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.

    IntroductionThe influence of this BMI-mismatch in deceased kidney donors and their recipients on graft survival is so far not well characterized.MethodsRetrospective long-term observational study of…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Pre-Transplant Weight Change and New-Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation

    E. Huang, B. Abdalla, M. Andre, S. Bunnapradist.

    Dept of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.

    Background:We studied the association between pre-transplant weight change and new-onset diabetes after kidney transplant (NODAT).Methods:Using OPTN/UNOS data with follow-up to October, 2012, all adult (age>18…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Analytic Morphomics May Identify Risk Factors for New Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation

    D. Cron,1 M. Terjimanian,1 J. Augustine,2 D. Cote,3 K. Noon,3 V. Vaughn,4 S. Wang,1 M. Englesbe,1 K. Woodside.3

    1Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; 2Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; 3Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; 4Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.

    Intro:We have previously shown that analytic morphomics can predict risk of new-onset diabetes after liver transplantation (NODAT). We hypothesize that these methods may be able…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Largest Single Center Experience of Pre-Transplant Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery in Ethnic Minorities With Chronic Kidney Disease

    I. Thomas,2 J. Gaynor,1 T. Joseph,1 N. De La Cruz,1 D. Roth,2 A. Mattiazzi,2 W. Kupin,2 L. Chen,1 G. Burke,1 M. Goldstein,1 G. Ciancio,1 G. Guerra.2

    1Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; 2Medicine, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, United Kingdom.

    Background:Ethnic minorities have disproportionately lower renal transplant rates. The increased prevalence of obesity seen in ethnic minorities further places them at a disadvantage due to…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Serial Changes in Body Composition After Kidney Transplantation

    S. Deger,1 A. Bian,2 G. Chen,2 T. Ikizler,1 K. Birdwell.1

    1Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; 2Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.

    BACKGROUND: A significant long-term nutritional problem after kidney transplantation is obesity. We examined the changes in body composition after transplantation and its determinants.METHODS: A total…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome and Prevalent Liver Disease on Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Pressing Need to Expand the Pool

    W. Al-hamoudi,1,2 F. Abaalkhail,2 A. Bendahmash,1 N. Allam,2 N. Almasri,2 H. Al-Bahili,2 M. Al-Sebayel,2 D. Broering,2 H. Elsiesy.2

    1Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22Department of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

    Background and Aims: Organ shortage has been the ongoing obstacle to expand liver transplantation world-wide. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was hoped to improve this…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Outcome of Kidney Transplantation from Obese Living Donors: Histological Evaluation Using Zero-Time Biopsy Specimens

    K. Omoto,1 D. Toki,1 M. Okumi,1 T. Shimizu,1 H. Ishida,1 K. Honda,2 J. Koike,3 K. Tanabe.1

    1Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 3Department of Pathology, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The relationship between preimplantation biopsy and graft outcome in kidney transplantation from obese living donors has not been studied. We reviewed graft…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Is BMI of 28 an Appropriate Cutoff for Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant in Type II Diabetes?

    E. Ahmed, D. Bruce, I. Carmody, A. Cohen, G. Loss, T. Reichman, J. Seal, H. Bohorquez.

    Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.

    In simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation, obesity has been reported to be associated with inferior survival and increased post-transplant complications. With implementation of the…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Pretransplant Panniculectomy in Patients Previously Denied Access to Renal Transplantation: Addressing Disparities for Candidates With a High-Risk Abdominal Panniculus After Weight Loss

    C. Troppmann,1 C. Bailey,2 J. Kuo,2 C. Santhanakrishnan,1 R. Perez,1 M. Wong.2

    1Transplant Surgery, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA; 2Plastic Surgery, UC Davis, Sacto..

    Some patients (pts) develop a large lower abdominal panniculus following significant weight loss (worsened by age and abdominal wall laxity). CKD pts affected by this…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Negative Effects of Being Obese or Overweight on T Regulatory (Treg) Cell Suppressive Function in Patients Listed for Lung Transplantation (Tx)

    T. Akimova,1 J. Diamond,2 D. Wilkes,3 D. Lederer,4 J. Christie,2 W. Hancock.1

    1Path & Lab Med, CHOP & UPenn, Philadelphia; 2Pulm, Allergy & Crit Care Med, UPenn, Philadelphia; 3Med, Microbiol & Immunol, Indiana Uni Sch of Med & Thoracic Transplant Prog, Indianapolis; 4Medicine, Columbia Uni, New York.

    Aim: Obese and overweight patients may be prone to adverse outcomes following lung Tx. We sought to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI)…
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