2017 American Transplant Congress
The Paradox in Pancreas After Kidney Transplantation (PAK): Better Results but Fewer Transplants Despite an Increase in High-Risk Patients.
Background: The number of pancreas transplants performed in the United States peaked in 2004 at 1,483. Since then, pancreas transplant numbers have significantly decreased. Between…2017 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Serum Lipase Levels in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation May Indicate Anti-HLA Donor Specific Antibody Response.
Background: Development of anti-HLA donor specific antibodies (DSAs) has been associated with inferior pancreas transplant outcomes. We analyzed data for pancreas and kidney transplant recipients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Pulsatile Machine Perfusion for Human Pancreas Preservation.
Institute of Transplantation Urology, and Nephrology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
Pancreas transplantation is one of the best treatment for selected insulin-dependent diabetic patients. The pancreas is high vulnerable to ischemic damage and re-perfusion injury which…2017 American Transplant Congress
Send Diabetes on a Long Trip: The Pancreas Travels Well.
Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Pancreas transplantation (PTx) has been on a dramatic decline in the last decade. Numerous factors have contributed to the waning momentum seen in the early…2017 American Transplant Congress
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy Sampling of the Pancreas Transplant- The Future of Graft Surveillance?
Background:Pancreas transplantation (PTX) can improve morbidity and potentially increase survival in selected patients with brittle diabetes. Development of a successful and safe biopsy monitoring program…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Multicenter, Prospective and Randomized Trial Comparing Pancreas versus Islet Transplantation: Should We Do It Now?
Patients suffering from type 1 diabetes are at high risk of death. Our aim is to design a multicenter, prospective and randomized study comparing pancreas…2017 American Transplant Congress
HLA Mismatching Does Not Have an Impact on Graft or Patient Survival in Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation. A Single Institution Experience.
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis
Purpose: There is conflicting data on whether the level and type of HLA mismatching (MM) has an impact on pancreas, kidney, or patient survival in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lessons Learned from Simultaneous Biopsies of Both Kidney and Pancreas Grafts in Recipients of Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplants.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
It is commonly assumed that in simultaneous kidney and pancreas (SPK) recipients the rejection of the two organs will be concordant. As a result, simultaneous…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Organ Underutilization: 15-Year Analysis.
Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Pancreas recovery has declined by 32% over 15yrs. We analyzed national pancreas utilization rates for donors with suitable criteria for pancreas retrieval to understand this…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Donor Vasoactive Drugs with Pancreas Transplant Graft Survival.
Introduction: Vasoactive drugs (VaD) are commonly used to correct abnormal haemodynamics of organ donors in Intensive Care Units (ICU). VaDs can differentially affect insulin secretion…
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