Articles tagged "Obesity"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Molecular Markers for Liver Cirrhosis by Single-nucleus Rna Sequencing
C. Kuscu¹, C. Kuscu¹, M. Akram², A. Shetty³, D. G. Maluf⁴, J. Eason¹, V. Mas⁵
¹Surgery, James D Eason Transplat Institute, Memphis, TN, ²Surgery, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Memphis, TN, ³Surgery, Institute for Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Surgery, Program in Transplantation University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Surgery, Division of Surgical Science University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by metabolic syndrome and the accumulation of fat in the liver cells (hepatocytes) leading to inflammation and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Readmission Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Liver Transplant Recipients
R. A. Choudhury¹, D. Yoeli¹, H. Yaffe¹, H. B. Moore¹, G. Hoeltzel², A. Schulick¹, P. L. Abt³, K. Dumon⁴, K. D. Conzen¹, J. J. Pomposelli¹, E. A. Pomfret¹, T. L. Nydam¹
¹Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Bariatric surgery has increasingly been offered for morbidly obese patients prior to liver transplantation with the hope of improving both waitlist candidacy and post-transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Increased Visceral Fat in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Miyauchi, T. Noda, N. Miura, T. Kikugawa, T. Saika
Ehime University, Toon, Japan
*Purpose: An increased amount of visceral fat (VF) has been reported as a precursor to metabolic syndrome and is a risk factor for renal dysfunction.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Rate of Change in Body Mass Index Prior to Liver Transplantation is Independently Associated with Post-Transplant Survival
N. Mahmud¹, Y. Saiman¹, M. Serper¹, E. Weinberg¹, K. Rothstein¹, D. Goldberg²
¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Patients at the extremes of body mass index (BMI) have poorer outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). Current national guidelines regard BMI ≥40 to be…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of BMI on Kidney Transplant Outcomes are Highly Modified by Patient and Donor Characteristics
J. Schold¹, J. Augustine², A. Huml², R. Fatica², S. Nurko², A. Wee³, E. Poggio²
¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Body Mass Index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for transplant outcomes and high BMI is a commonly used relative contradiction for used for…
2020 American Transplant Congress
NASH is the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in Elderly Patients
J. A. Steggerda¹, J. Yang², V. Sundaaram², N. Alkouri³, W. Ayoub², I. K. Kim¹, M. Noureddin²
¹Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Hepatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Gastroenterology, University of Texas Health- San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an increasingly prevalent cause of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Worse Long-Term Renal Outcomes in Living Kidney Donors (LKDs)
M. Merzkani¹, A. Denic¹, M. D'Costa¹, L. Ricaurte¹, R. Narasimhan¹, X. Benavides¹, A. Mullan¹, J. Larson¹, W. Kremers¹, W. Park¹, M. P. Alexander¹, S. Textor¹, S. Taler¹, H. Chakkera², M. Stegall¹, N. Issa¹, A. Rule¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Prior studies linked metabolic syndrome with worse kidney outcomes in a variety of populations. In this study, we assessed the long-term risk of reduced…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Obesity on Short and Long Term Outcomes on Simultaneous Kidney- Pancreas Transplantation
S. Karhadkar, K. Lau, P. Singh, A. Di Carlo
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation has been very effective in normalizing glucose control in type 1 diabetes and more recently in type 2 diabetes with equivalent patient…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Improve Candidacy for Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
J. Purvis¹, R. Stahl¹, J. Grams¹, M. Gray¹, D. Eckhoff¹, R. Cannon¹, C. Lewis¹, N. Terrault², J. Locke¹, B. Orandi¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: As non-alcoholic steatohepatitis grows as an indication for liver transplant, the challenge managing obese pre-liver transplant patients will become more pronounced, especially because most…
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…

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