Articles tagged "Obesity"

2020 American Transplant Congress
A Large Single Center Analysis of Medical and Surgical Complications Associated with Obesity after Kidney Transplantation in the Current Era
F. Aziz, A. Ramadorai, S. Parajuli, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, D. Mandelbrot, D. Foley, M. Garren, A. Djamali
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Medical and surgical complications associated with obesity after kidney transplantation in the current era are unknown.*Methods: We analyzed the records of consecutive first-time, kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Recipient Obesity on Kidney Transplantation Outcome: A Retrospective Cohort Study with a Matched Comparison
A. Buemi¹, L. Romero¹, F. Zech², T. Darius¹, M. De Meyer¹, A. Devresse³, N. Kanaan³, E. Goffin³, M. Mourad¹
¹Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium, ²Internal Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium, ³Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
*Purpose: The benefit of renal transplantation in obese patients is changeling. This study was undertaken to determine the effect of recipient obesity on patient and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Assisted Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Safe Alternative to Laparoscopic Technique for Kidney Transplant Donation
M. Spaggiari¹, R. Garcia-Roca², J. Oberholzer³, K. Tulla¹, O. Okoye¹, C. Di Bella¹, H. Jeon⁴, I. G. Tzvetanov¹, E. Benedetti¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Surgery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, ³Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: To review outcomes after laparoscopic, robotic-assisted living donor nephrectomy (RLDN) in the first, and largest series reported to date.*Methods: Retrospective chart review of 1084…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Morbid Obesity: A Growing Barrier to Early Kidney Transplant Wait-Listing in the United States
L. Lavenburg¹, E. Weinhandl², L. Robinson³, B. Milliron⁴, C. Earthman⁵, A. Klassen³, M. Harhay⁶
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Fresenius Medical Care North America, Minneapolis, MN, ³Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ⁶Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Kidney transplant (KT) programs may be more reluctant to accept transplant candidates with morbid obesity due to concerns about higher post-operative risks. We examined…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Synergistic Impact of Obesity and Pre-sensitization in Kidney Transplant Recipients on the Long Term Allograft Survival
Y. Park¹, S. Lee¹, E. Ko¹, T. Ban², J. Min³, H. Yoon⁴, C. Yang¹, B. Chung¹
¹Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Eunpeyong St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Internal Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Obesity is emerging as important health problems worldwide. In recent years, with the development of desensitization therapy, successful kidney transplantation has been performed even…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact Of Weight Reduction Surgery And Morbid Obesity On Renal Function After Transplantation
S. Negi¹, N. Saberi¹, P. Bouchard², a. Andalib², M. Cantarovich¹, S. Paraskevas¹, J. Tchervenkov¹
¹RIMUHC, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Morbid obesity is a significant barrier and renal transplantation is rarely offered to patients with Class III obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 40…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Re-Admissions in an Adult Urban Renal Transplant Population
A. Lichvar¹, A. Patel², R. Petzel Gimbar¹, D. Pierce¹, I. Tzvetanov¹, E. Benedetti¹, M. Campara¹
¹University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Emergency department (ED) visits and hospital re-admissions increase morbidity, decrease quality of life, and increase healthcare costs after renal transplant (RT). The purpose of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Single Port Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation
E. Miller, C. Wilson, G. Sawczyg, S. Kim, A. Aminsharifi, J. Garisto, J. Kaouk, A. Wee, M. Eltemamy
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute CCF, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Innovative methods are needed to further optimize safe outcomes in kidney transplantation (KT), therefore as an alternative surgical approach we present a single case…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Robotic Kidney Transplantation and Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Transplant Alone for Morbidly Obese Patients with End-Stage Renal Failure: A Prospective Randomized Trial
K. A. Tulla, P. West-Thielke, P. DiCocco, O. Okoye, K. Bruno, J. Almario Alvarez, M. Spaggiari, I. G. Tzvetanov, E. Benedetti
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that simultaneous robotic assisted kidney transplant and robotic assisted sleeve gastrectomy results in fewer surgical complications…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Achieve Sufficient Weight Loss for Heart Transplant Candidacy: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
B. Orandi¹, J. Purvis¹, S. Mehta¹, M. Gray¹, S. Pamboukian¹, J. Tallaj¹, C. Hoopes¹, C. Lewis¹, N. Terrault², J. Locke¹
¹UAB, Birmingham, AL, ²USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: As the obesity epidemic grows, it can be expected that an increasing number of heart failure patients will be precluded from heart transplant based…

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