2015 American Transplant Congress
Analytic Morphomics May Identify Risk Factors for New Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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)
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)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Obesity: A Major Risk Factor for Wound and Parietal Complications in Renal Transplantation
Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose: The increase of obesity among patients with end-stage renal disease poses a major challenge for urologists and nephrologists. Many centers set an upper limit…2015 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients Can Lead to Superior Outcomes in Terms of Wound Infection and Graft Survival
Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
IntroductionTraditionally kidney transplantation (KT) in obese recipients has been associated with high rates of surgical site infections (SSI). We hypothesize that robotic kidney transplantation (RKT)…
American Transplant Congress abstracts