Articles tagged "Pancreas transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
What Are Factors That Can Influence The High Immunological Graft Loss Rate In Young Pancreas Transplant Recipients
A. C. Gruessner, J. Renz, S. Saggi, R. W. Gruessner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Pancreas transplants (tx) are increasingly performed in older patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. This trend may be explained by the significantly higher immunologic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation on Cardiovascular Risk in Type 1 Diabetic Patients
E. Montagud-Marrahi
Servei de Nefrologia i Trasplantament Renal, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). Information available about the impact of simultaneous pancreas-kidney…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allograft Survival Among Kidney-pancreas Recipients Compared To Solitary Kidney Recipients: A Mate Analysis Of The Unos/optn Database
O. K. Serrano¹, R. Kandaswamy², E. B. Finger²
¹Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, ²Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Deceased donor kidney allocation policies differ between solitary organs and combined transplants. The estimated waiting time for a kidney as part of a simultaneous…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Repeat-Pancreas Transplant after Pancreas Graft Failure in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplants is Associated with Better Kidney Graft Survival
S. Parajuli, A. Arunachalam, K. Swanson, F. Aziz, N. Garg, R. Redfield, D. Kaufman, A. Djamali, J. Odorico, D. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplant is usually the best option for the diabetic ESRD patient. But there is limited information about kidney graft…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Predicts Insulin Secretion Ability at 1 Year after Pancreas Transplantation
N. Aida¹, T. Kenmochi¹, T. Ito¹, K. Kurihara¹, A. Kawai¹, T. Nishikawa², I. Hiratsuka³, M. Shibata³, A. Suzuki³, M. Hasegawa⁴, M. Kusaka⁵, M. Hoshinaga⁵
¹Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ²Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas Diseases, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ³Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ⁴Nephrology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan, ⁵Urology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
*Purpose: We have previously reported that contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is useful to evaluate the graft circulation and to predict the endocrine function of the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Based CNI Free Immunosuppression in Pancreas Transplantation. Results at 4 Years
J. Chen, J. Fridell, M. Yaqub, T. Taber, D. MIshler, O. Adebiyi, M. Mujtaba, A. Sharfuddin
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: CNI based Immunosuppression is a well known risk factor for worsening renal function. We report our experience in converting Pancreas Transplant recipients from tacrolimus…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Glycemic Control on Long Term Graft and Patient Outcomes after Pancreas Transplantation
V. S. Rohan¹, K. Soliman¹, V. Kalbhavi², S. N. Nadig¹, A. Lin¹, V. Rao¹, D. Taber¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
*Purpose: Successful pancreas transplantation (PTX) has been demonstrated to be efficacious in improving quality of life, eliminating diabetic complications and potentially curing diabetes. However, the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Preserved Heart Rate Variability and Endothelial Function One Year after Pancreas Transplantation
E. Nordheim, T. Halden, K. Birkeland, A. Åsberg, T. Jenssen
Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, OSLO, Norway
*Purpose: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation are prevalent in patients listed for pancreas transplantation and associated with increased cardiovascular risk in the general…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Transplant Surgery Advanced Practice Providers in the Management of Pancreas Transplant Recipients
E. A. Herriman, J. M. Sharp, K. J. Brown, J. R. Montgomery, J. C. Magee, J. D. Punch, R. S. Sung, K. J. Woodside
Section of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Transplant surgery advanced practice providers (APPs) roles and responsibilities vary widely between different transplant centers. In an effort to standardize care for the pancreas…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Policy Changes in Facilitated Pancreas Allocation Support Pancreas Utilization
R. Urban¹, J. S. Odorico², S. V. Niederhaus³, R. Carrico¹, A. Fox¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In an effort to address the decline in pancreas transplantation, facilitated pancreas allocation (FPA) was modified August 16, 2016 from an opt-in system for…

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