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Articles tagged "Obesity"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplantation with Super Obese Donors (BMI≥50) Grafts: An Acceptable Pathway to Expand the Donor Pool. Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Liver Transplant Registry

    P. Vargas1, C. Argo2, H. Zachary2, M. Stotts2, N. Intagliata2, P. Northup2, J. Oberholzer1, S. Pelletier1, N. Goldaracena1

    1Transplant Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 2Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

    *Purpose: We aimed to analyze the impact of donor body mass index (BMI) on recipient morbidity and survival following liver transplantation (LT).*Methods: The UNOS-STAR database…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    The Development of an Innovative Training Pathway for Robotic Assisted Renal Transplant Program

    H. Pournik1, J. Castillo2, V. Brown2, J. Collins2, C. Haisch2, D. Leeser2

    1ECU, Greenville, NC, 2Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

    *Purpose: To develop and implement a surgeon and team training program for robotic renal transplants utilizing innovative technology and techniques.*Methods: A graduated robotic educational program…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplantation in Obese Recipients: Post-Transplant Weight Gain and Outcomes

    D. Soma1, Y. Park1, P. Mihaylov1, B. Ekser1, M. S. Ghabril2, M. A. Lacerda2, N. Chalasani2, R. S. Mangus1, C. A. Kubal1

    1Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2Transplant Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

    *Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common cause of end-stage liver disease necessitating orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States. Several…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Reverse Epidemiology and the Obesity Paradox for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

    R. A. Choudhury1, D. Yoeli1, H. B. Moore1, H. Yaffe1, G. Hoeltzel2, K. R. Dumon3, N. N. Williams3, P. L. Abt4, K. D. Conzen1, T. L. Nydam1

    1Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 2Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 3University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 4Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Obesity has been associated with both increased progression of chronic kidney disease as well as with a paradoxical improvement in survival among ESRD patients…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of Sarcopenia and Obesity by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Transplant and Hepatobiliary Populations

    J. Konel1, T. Kitajima2, L. Arevalo1, N. Murray1, T. Pietrowsky2, D. Venkat2, H. Gonzalez2, M. Samaniego2, M. Abouljoud2, S. Nagai2

    1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Sarcopenia and obesity are common among transplant and hepatobiliary patients; however, current methods of measuring these risk factors may provide an inadequate representation of…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Timing of Bariatric Surgery for Obese Liver Transplant Candidates

    R. A. Choudhury1, D. Yoeli2, G. Hoeltzel3, H. B. Moore2, H. Yaffe2, K. R. Dumon4, N. N. Williams4, P. L. Abt5, K. D. Conzen2, J. J. Pomposelli2, E. A. Pomfret2, T. L. Nydam2

    1Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO, 2Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, 3Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 4Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 5Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: The timing of bariatric surgery for obese liver transplant candidates remains controversial. Surgery prior to transplant may improves one’s chance of receiving a transplant,…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Reasons for Living Kidney Donor Candidate Turndowns: A Single-Center Cohort Study

    M. Debroy, K. Yadav, A. Palanisamy, K. Chavin

    University Hospitals. Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: Living kidney donation is widely accepted to be a safe procedure. In the absence of reliable predictors of renal dysfunction in potential living kidney…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Sirolimus on Weight Gain Post Heart Transplant

    S. M. Gore, C. E. Raphael, K. Mara, C. Arendt, A. L. Clavell, S. A. Bernard

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: Obesity is common after heart transplant (HT), resulting in increased risk of new onset diabetes, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and graft failure. Immunosuppressants (ISN)…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Quantifying the Number of ESRD Patients Who Might Benefit from Bariatric Surgery to Achieve Listing for Transplant

    B. Orandi1, P. MacLennan1, S. Mehta1, J. Grams1, R. Stahl1, R. Cannon1, D. Anderson1, M. Hanaway1, C. Young1, J. Purvis1, N. Terrault2, C. Lewis1, J. Locke1

    1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Mounting evidence suggests bariatric surgery may play a role in helping obese ESRD patients achieve sufficient weight loss to be transplant-eligible. We sought to…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability & Acceptance of the Marginal Living- Kidney Donors with Obesity or Abnormal Blood Sugar Profile

    Z. Arabi1, M. A. Bukhari2

    1KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia

    *Purpose: There are no clear guidelines about the suitability and acceptance of living- kidney donors with obesity or abnormal blood sugar profile.*Methods: To form a…
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