2016 American Transplant Congress
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) in Patients with Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA).
GVHD is rare after kidney-pancreas transplant with 18 case reports to date and never been described in the setting of PTA.We share our experience.Patient A:…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas After Islet Transplantation – A Successful Treatment Option After a Failed Islet Transplant.
Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
Introduction: Pancreas after islet (PAI) transplantation (tx) is a treatment option for patients seeking insulin independence through a whole organ transplant after a previous, failed…2016 American Transplant Congress
An Analysis of Factors Associated with Pancreas Allograft Thrombosis.
Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
A successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant in recipients with end-stage diabetic nephropathy will provide normoglycemia and exert a salutary effect on neurovascular complications. Early, non-technical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Facilitated Pancreas Allocation Effective?
Background: OPTN policy exists that allows the UNOS Organ Center to facilitate the allocation of a pancreas within 1 hr. of donor surgery, permissible only…2016 American Transplant Congress
Injurious Procoagulant Pathways During Prolonged Cold Storage of the Donor Pancreas.
West London Renal and Transplant Centre, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Analyses of pancreas transplant outcomes have revealed that pancreatic grafts exhibit an enhanced intolerance to prolonged cold ischaemia time (CIT), however the underlying pathophysiology…2016 American Transplant Congress
How Did the New Kidney and Pancreas Allocation Systems Effect Pancreas Utilization in the First Six-Months?
Background: In 2010 a new pancreas allocation system (PAS) was approved by the OPTN and implemented in October 2014, shortly preceding the new kidney allocation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Mechanical Thrombectomy for the Treatment of Pancreas Transplant Venous Thrombosis: A Single Center Experience.
The aim of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy used as a tool for graft rescue in patients with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Protective Impact of the Kidney in SPK Transplants – Mechanisms for Improved Outcomes Compared with Solitary Transplants.
Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Purpose: Outcomes for SPK txps are superior to solitary pancreas txps. The basis for this difference is unknown. We sought to identify the biologic mechanism…2016 American Transplant Congress
Detection of Venous Thrombi by Microdialysis Catheters and Angiographic Guided Thrombus Extraction in Two Solitary Pancreas Transplants.
Introduction: The complication rate after pancreas transplantation (PTx) is very high, with venous thrombosis being the most commonly occurring complication that leads to early graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Survival Benefit of Pancreas and/or Kidney Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
Introduction: Deceased donor transplantation (tx) has provided an enormous survival benefit for patients with end-stage organ failure. An analysis of the survival benefit for type…
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