Articles tagged "Pediatric"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Graft Loss Due to Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Second Renal Transplant.
V. Aggarwal, A. Gruessner, R. Gruessner, V. Whittaker, S. Narsipur.
Transplant, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
Introduction : Focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) glomerulonephritis can recur in renal transplants, and can potentially lead to graft loss. The rate of graft loss…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in 17 Female Heart Transplant Recipients with the Initial Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Defect.
L. Coscia,¹ D. Armenti,¹ S. Constantinescu,^1,2 M. Moritz.^1,3
¹Gift of Life Institute, National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry (NTPR), Philadelphia; ²Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia; ³Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown.
The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy in female heart recipients whose indication for transplantation was due to congenital heart defect. Data were…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Results of Broader Sharing of Young Pediatric Donor Lungs and Priority Allocation System for Young Pediatric Lung Candidates
W. Cherikh,¹ A. Wilk,¹ L. Edwards,¹ G. Visner,² Y. Cheng,¹ S. Sweet.³
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA; ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; ³Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO.
Background. Two major changes for allocation of young pediatric (ped) lung (LU) donors and young ped candidates were implemented on 9/12/10. LUs from 0-11 year…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Children With Intellectual Disability
A. Wightman,¹ H. Bartlett,¹ Q. Zhao,² J. Smith.³
¹Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; ²Biostatistics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; ³Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
Background:Heart transplantation in children with intellectual disability (ID) is a controversial issue. Previous research on this population has been limited to small case reports.Objective:To describe…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Age-Specific Graft Failure Rates in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
B. Foster,¹ M. Dahhou,¹ X. Zhang,¹ V. Dharnidharka,² J. Conway,³ V. Ng.⁴
¹Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill Univ. Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada; ²Pediatrics, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, Central African Republic; ³Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ⁴Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Center, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Graft failure risk peaks during emerging adulthood (18-25 y) in kidney transplant recipients. The association between age and graft failure risk in liver transplant recipients…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunomonitoring By Virus-Specific T Cells After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation (IVIST01-Trial): Study Design and Status
T. Ahlenstiel-Grunow,^1,4 M. Sester,³ U. Sester,² L. Pape.^1,4
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Nephrology, Saarland University, Homburg (Saar), Germany; ³Virology, Saarland University, Homburg (Saar), Germany; ⁴Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
After kidney transplantation (Tx) immunosuppressive therapy causes an impaired cellular immune defense with an increased risk of viral complications. Virus-specific T cells (Tvis) correlate with…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Post Transplant De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies Correlate With the Development of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Following Pediatric Lung Transplantation
E. Melicoff, J. Maddox, M. Ebenbichler, J. Heinle, D. McKenzie, P. Jindra, G. Mallory, R. Kerman.
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
HLA donor specific antibodies (DSA) have been associated with poor allograft survival following adult solid organ transplantation (Tx). However, there is little evidence implicating post-Tx…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Age-Specific Graft Failure Rates in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
B. Foster,¹ M. Dahhou,¹ X. Zhang,¹ V. Dharnidharka,² V. Ng,³ J. Conway.⁴
¹Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill Univ. Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada; ²Pediatrics, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO; ³Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; ⁴Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Graft failure risk has been shown to peak during emerging adulthood (18-25 y) among kidney transplant recipients. The association between age and graft failure risk…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic Barriers in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients. A Retrospective Study
M. Asolati,¹ T. Pillen,¹ R. Romero,² T. Heffron.¹
¹Surgery, Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, CO; ²Children Hospital of Atlanta and Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
INTRODUCTION: Differences in access to OLTx continue to be present in minorities. Pediatric pts represent a particularly vulnerable population within minorities groups in need for…
2015 American Transplant Congress
The Feasibility of Utilising DCD Kidneys for Paediatric Recipients: Early Outcomes
Z. Ahmed,¹ R. Batra,¹ S. Marks,³ H. Jones,⁴ N. Mamode.¹
¹Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ²Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Pheonix, AZ, United Kingdom; ³Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ⁴Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Despite the widespread uptake of transplantation of kidneys from DCD donors, allocating such organs to paediatric recipients remains controversial; with no large case series…