2018 American Transplant Congress
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) in Liver Transplantation – Recent Experience
Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
From 01-Nov-2012 to 31-Oct-2017, 1025 liver transplants were done at our center. Excluding retransplants and combined liver-kidney transplants, 830 transplants were studied for this abstract…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Right or Left Kidneys in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation. Comparative Study of 320 Cases
In more than 95% of worldwide living-donor kidney transplants(LDKT), the donor's left kidney (LK) is preferred because of technical difficulties and a shorter vein of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Staged Biliary Reconstruction after Liver Transplantation Reduces Post-Transplant Biliary Complications in High-Acuity Patients
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
Biliary complications (BC) after liver transplantation (LT) are strongly associated with inferior patient outcomes and increased healthcare cost. High-acuity LT patients are at increased risk…2018 American Transplant Congress
Intervention for Splenorenal Shunt May Decrease the Incidence of Post-Liver Transplant Acute Kidney Injury
Dept. of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Splenorenal shunt (SRS) is a type of portosystemic shunt that develops frequently in the setting of chronic portal hypertension and cirrhosis. It remains controversial…2018 American Transplant Congress
Can Delayed Abdominal Fascia Closure Modify the Short Term Outcome after Adult Liver Transplantation?
BackgroundThe abdominal fascia at the end of adult liver transplantation could often represents a dangerous procedure, complicated by graft size mismatch and post reperfusion hepatic…2018 American Transplant Congress
Single-Center Experience of Biliary Reconstruction for Multiple Bile Duct in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Biliary anastomosis stricture (BAS) is still major concerns especially for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Recent studies have described multiple duct and multiple anastomoses as…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Chest Tube in Liver Transplantation – An Unconventional Way to Reduce Morbidity
For various reasons, liver recipients are frequently affected by pleural effusions in the postoperative phase. Besides high volume turn over and low serum albumin, local…2018 American Transplant Congress
Sequential Percutaneous Insertion of Two Plastic Biliary Stents through One Percutaneous Access for Biliary Anastomotic Strictures after Liver Transplantation
Introduction: Our purpose was to evaluate the management of biliary anastomotic strictures with simultaneous multiple percutaneous plastic stents for liver transplantsMaterials and Methods: Between 2007…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Obesity on Incidence of Vascular Complications after Liver Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis
Background: In response to the growing number of obese patients undergoing liver transplantation(LT), it is important to investigate the impact of obesity on post-transplant outcomes.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Hepatectomy with Portacaval Shunt and Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) Therapy for Perioperative Catastrophe
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Increased worldwide focus on maximal donor utilization and transplantation of patients once considered too ill to survive liver transplantation may increase the otherwise rare…
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