Articles tagged "Pancreas transplantation"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Solitary Pancreas Transplantation – Do Steroids Matter?
C. Chan, I. Tang, J. Oberholzer, M. Campara.
University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago
Background: Corticosteroids remain the cornerstone of maintenance immunosuppression following pancreas transplantation but are associated with significant short- and long-term complications. Data regarding steroid sparing regimens…
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Review of UK-Wide Practice of Pancreas Transplantation: Donor Selection, Back-Bench Preparation & Implantation Technique.
H. Sharma,¹ S. Bhutani,³ D. Vandellen,² T. Campbell,² R. Pararajasingham,² B. Forgacs,² A. Tavakoli,² P. Friend,⁴ T. Augustine,² R. Dhanda.²
¹Multi Organ Transplant Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; ²Kidney Pancreas Transplant Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom; ³Multi Organ Transplant Unit, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; ⁴Multi Organ Transplant Unit, Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background: Experience of Centers for simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation is not uniform. Variability in operative steps may explain inconsistent surgical outcomes.Methods: A web…
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Clinical Outcome of Pancreas Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
J. Jung,¹ J. Choi,² S. Shin,² Y. Kim,² D. Han.²
¹Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ²Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Introduction: The age of the recipient is an important factor affecting the outcome of pancreas transplantation. In elderly people, it was a taboo due to…
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The Paradox in Pancreas After Kidney Transplantation (PAK): Better Results but Fewer Transplants Despite an Increase in High-Risk Patients.
O. Pankewycz,¹ A. Gruessner,² M. Laftavi,² V. Whittaker,² V. Aggarwal,¹ R. Gruessner.²
¹Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
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…
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Elevated Serum Lipase Levels in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation May Indicate Anti-HLA Donor Specific Antibody Response.
B. Javaid, T. Raza, P. Abrams, S. Ghasemian, J. Moore, A. Gilbert, M. Grafals, J. Verbesey, M. Cooper.
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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…
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Hypothermic Pulsatile Machine Perfusion for Human Pancreas Preservation.
J. Branchereau, K. Renaudin, D. Cantarovich.
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…
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Send Diabetes on a Long Trip: The Pancreas Travels Well.
J. Graham, M. Lubetzky, A. Chokechanachaisakul, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca.
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…
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Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy Sampling of the Pancreas Transplant- The Future of Graft Surveillance?
E. Nordheim,¹ V. Paulsen,² A. Lars,² R. Horneland,³ K. Brabrand,⁴ A. Hartmann,¹ T. Jenssen.^1,5
¹Section of Nephrology, Department of Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ²Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ³Department of Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ⁴Department of Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ⁵Metabolic and Renal Research Group, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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…
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A Multicenter, Prospective and Randomized Trial Comparing Pancreas versus Islet Transplantation: Should We Do It Now?
D. Cantarovich, P.-Y. Benhamou.
ITUN, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France; Endocrinology, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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…
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HLA Mismatching Does Not Have an Impact on Graft or Patient Survival in Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation. A Single Institution Experience.
I. Moinuddin, M. Yaqub, T. Taber, D. Mishler, M. Mujtaba, J. Powelson, O. Adebiyi, J. Fridell, A. Sharfuddin.
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…