Articles tagged "Pancreas transplantation"

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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Management of Post Operative Pain after Pancreas Transplant – Liposomal Bupivicaine Injection or Continuous Catheter Infiltration Reduces Daily Opioid Usage
S. Nagaraju, Y. Yeap, R. Mangus, J. Fridell, J. Wolfe, J. Powelson
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Post-operative pain management is crucial in determining early morbidity after major abdominal surgery. Opioid use may contribute to worsened gastroparesis and intestinal dysmotility in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Transplant Alone Using Donation After Cardiac Death Donors Has Similar Outcomes As Donation After Brain Death Donors
K. Espinoza¹, D. Wall¹, K. L. Lentine², J. R. Wellen¹, D. Hammad¹, D. C. Brennan³, T. Alhamad¹
¹Washinton University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ²Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ³Johns Hopkins University, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: While outcomes of pancreas transplants are improving, there is a persistent hesitancy to use pancreas organs procured in the context of donation after cardiac…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Risk Predictive Strategy to Expand Pancreas Donor Selection
J. W. Mensink¹, K. M. Ooms - de Vries², V. A. Huurman¹, R. A. Pol³, I. P. Alwayn¹, A. E. Braat¹
¹Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Dutch Transplant Foundation, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
*Purpose: The discrepancy between the number of patients on the waiting list and the number of donor pancreata for transplantation needs extension of accepting criteria…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pancreata From Donors With Renal Insufficiency: Viable For Transplant?
X. Luo¹, J. Garonzik Wang², M. B. Doyle¹, A. Khan¹, T. Alhamad³, W. C. Chapman¹, A. Massie², D. Segev², J. R. Wellen¹
¹Section of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ²Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Pancreata are declined for transplantation for a multitude of reasons. Some of those reasons are organ edema as well as the potential for ischemic…