2017 American Transplant Congress
Disease Progression on Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Is a Strong Predictor of Recurrence for Pediatric Hepatoblastoma.
1Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; 2Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
Purpose. In addition to peri-operative chemotherapy, proper triage between orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and partial hepatectomy (PH) is critical to limiting disease recurrence in pediatric…2017 American Transplant Congress
Achieving Ideal Outcome After Intestinal Transplantation: How Close Are We?
Aim:To determine the incidence of factors affecting ideal outcome after pediatric intestinal transplantation (ITx).Methods: Children that underwent primary ITx with intact grafts at one year…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTC) in the Donor Liver, the Importance of Ascertaining the Cause of Death in the Brain Dead Donor.
The importance of ascertaining the cause of brain death in the donor is vital . We present a case of cadaveric liver donation (seg 2…2017 American Transplant Congress
mTOR Inhibitor and Low-Dose Tacrolimus in Pediatric Kidney Transplant (PKT): 9-Years Data of a Bi-Therapy Treatment.
Pediatric Nephrology, Hosptal Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
INTRODUCTIONNephrotoxicity , serious infectious, or malignancy risk , curtails tacrolimus use in PKT . However, based on potential antiviral and antitumoral actions of mTOR inhibitor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Proteomics to Diagnose Chronic-Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.
Chronic antibody-mediated rejection (cAMR) is the main cause of long-term graft loss and presents a diagnostic challenge in renal transplantation medicine. Late-stage diagnosis is made…2017 American Transplant Congress
Personalizing Immunosuppression with Molecular Phenotyping in Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Pediatric Abdominal Transplant, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh
Background: Optimizing immunosuppression requires selecting an agent which can inhibit the dominant anti-rejection mechanism in individual children with liver transplantation (LTx). Extended use of steroids,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Describing the Effects of the Antibiotic Regimen Immediate Post Multi-Visceral Transplant in the Pediatric Population on the Time to First Serious Bacterial Infection.
This study is designed to elucidate the effect a tailored antibiotic regimen administered immediately post multi visceral transplantation may have on the duration until first…2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Regression of Xanthomata After Orthotopic Liver Tranplantation for Alagille Syndrome.
Arteriohepatic dysplasia, or Alagille syndrome, is a genetic disorder characterized by chronic cholestasis in the setting of multiple congenital abnormalities of different organ systems, including…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Adult Kidney Transplants from Small Single Pediatric Donors Are Equivalent to Standard Criteria Donors.
Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
PurposeWe analyzed long term outcomes of adult kidney transplant recipients from single pediatric donors at a large volume center.MethodsA retrospective review of 90 adult kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Small Pediatric Donor Kidney Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients.
Kidneys from small pediatric donors (age <5 years, weight <21 kg) may be a means to increase the donor pool for pediatric recipients. Transplantation of…
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