2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Functional β-cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity of Functioning Pancreas Transplant According to Pre-Transplant Matsuda’s Index
*Purpose: This study was performed to verify post-transplant improvement of functioning β-cell mass and insulin sensitivity of functioning pancreas transplants according to the degree of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Portal-endocrine And Gastric-exocrine Drainage Technique In Pancreatic Transplantation
Willis-Knighton Regional Transplant Center, Shreveport, LA
*Purpose: Pancreas Transplant (PTx) is an established treatment for patients with diabetes mellitus. Diagnosis of rejection has continued to be problematic. In 2007, a new…2019 American Transplant Congress
Should Preceding Solo-Kidney Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes with End Stage Renal Failure Be Carried Out?
*Purpose: Patients with type 1 diabetes with end stage renal failure are indicated for SPK, but if the family requests a renal donation and living…2019 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Alemtuzumab Compared to Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin as Induction for Secondary Transplant after a Primary Transplant with Alemtuzumab Induction
*Purpose: Alemtuzumab and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) are commonly used lymphocyte depleting induction agents. Traditional thinking suggests that re-transplantation is associated with higher rejection risk,…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Need for Diabetic Medications after Pancreas Transplantation
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Patients with diabetes mellitus can experience microvascular complications resulting in end organ damage ultimately necessitating pancreatic transplantation. While there is well documented improvement in…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Race on Metabolic, Graft and Patient Outcomes after Pancreatic Transplantation
Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Health disparities in African-Americans (AAs) are well-documented in kidney transplantation. There is a paucity of data regarding effect race in pancreas transplant (PTX) outcomes.*Methods:…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Transplantation Outcomes – A Single Center Experience 400 Cases
*Purpose: Pancreas transplant is considered as an effective treatment strategy to restore long-term euglycemia and stabilize the multiorgan complications. By June 2019, our center performed…2019 American Transplant Congress
Obese Simultaneous Pancreas And Kidney Transplant Recipients In Type 2 Diabetes Have Similar Risks Of Pancreas Failure As Non-obese
*Purpose: In October 2014, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) implemented criteria for simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant (SPKT) in patients with c-peptide 2 >…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Portal Vein Extension Grafts in Pancreas Transplantation: A Single-Centre Analysis
*Purpose: Surgical dogma suggests that portal vein extension grafts (PVEGs) in pancreas transplantation should be strenuously avoided, though the evidence-base is lacking. In our unit,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Survival after Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation: Lessons from World Largest Series of Long-Term Survivors
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Since 1983, more than 1700 patients have undergone pancreas transplant, mainly as a simultaneous-kidney-pancreas transplant (SPK) at our center. Forty-eight SPK recipients have pancreas…
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