2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of US Doppler Examination of Portal Flow Dynamics in Patients with Total Pancreatectomy and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate US doppler flow dynamics following total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplant (TPAIT) and establish any…2020 American Transplant Congress
Systemic Venous versus Portal Venous Drainage in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: A Matched-Pair Analysis
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC
*Purpose: The study purpose was to evaluate outcomes in vascularized pancreas transplantation (PTx) with enteric exocrine drainage based on technique of venous delivery.*Methods: We retrospectively…2020 American Transplant Congress
Renoportal Vein Graft for Complete Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Reproducible Technique for a Challenging Problem
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Type-IV Yerdel portal vein thrombosis (PVT) was historically contraindicated in liver transplant due to lack of appropriate portal vein inflow. Renoportal vein graft (RPVG)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Re-Do Portal Vein Anastomosis vs Thrombectomy and Prophylactic Portal Vein Stenting Through Re-Opened Umbilical Vein- Breaching the Technical Barrier!
Organ Transplantation Center, Apollo Hospital New Mumbai, Mumbai, India
*Purpose: Acute portal venous thrombosis (PVT) in perioperative period after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in pediatric patients is a serious complication. It can lead…2019 American Transplant Congress
Large Series Of Liver Transplantation In Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is common in the cirrhotic population and no longer considered an absolute contraindication to liver transplantation in most centers.*Methods: Retrospective…2019 American Transplant Congress
CXCL12-CXCR4-Mediated Chemotaxis is a Potential Mechanism for Monocyte Recruitment in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) elicits cellular damage which lowers allograft survival in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients. Damage-associated molecular patterns, such as high-mobility group box…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Portal Vein Extension Grafts in Pancreas Transplantation: A Single-Centre Analysis
*Purpose: Surgical dogma suggests that portal vein extension grafts (PVEGs) in pancreas transplantation should be strenuously avoided, though the evidence-base is lacking. In our unit,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Portal Vein Thrombosis Discovered at Liver Transplant: Barrier to Success
*Purpose: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) present at listing or diagnosed while listed enables potential treatment pre-liver transplant (OLT). Main PVT at OLT (mPVT) complicates surgeries…2019 American Transplant Congress
Anticoagulation in Post-Liver Transplant Recipients with Portal Vein Thrombosis
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare safety and efficacy outcomes in liver transplant recipients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) at the time…2018 American Transplant Congress
Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) for the Treatment of Medically Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in Patients with ESLD and Significant Portal-Venous Shunting
Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Dumont-UCLA Liver Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Patients with medical refractory HE represent a challenging group of patients. Plagued by repeated hospitalizations, long lengths of stay (LOS) and high healthcare costs,…
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