2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Pretransplant Determination of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumor Grade Using Needle Biopsy Reliable for Transplant Candidate Selection? Analysis of 217 Liver Transplant Recipients.
Department of Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Objective: Despite the prognostic significance of tumor grade and vascular invasion for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), preoperative needle biopsy (PNB) is not routinely utilized…2016 American Transplant Congress
Probability, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes of Biliary Complications After Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients: 20 Years Experience from a Single Center.
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) after liver transplantation (LT) is a devastating complication associated with ischemic biliary cholangiopathy (IBC) that can occur even after successful revascularization.…2015 American Transplant Congress
CD8 T Cell Biomarkers Improves the Capacities of the Kidney Transplant Failure Score for the Long-Term Prognostic of Kidney Graft Failures
Background. Kidney transplantation is acknowledged as the treatment of choice for patients in end-stage renal disease compared to dialysis. We hypothesized that the efficiency of…2015 American Transplant Congress
South Asians Have a Higher Risk of PTDM and Death After Renal Transplantation
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
South Asians (SA) have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes than the general population, but in renal transplant recipients, data are limited and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Serum Creatinine-Based Equations With Radionuclide GFR in Candidates for Liver Transplantation
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Background: Renal dysfunction is common prior to liver transplantation (LTx); however, the best way to determine the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) pre-LTx is unclear. Our…2015 American Transplant Congress
Validation of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Criteria in Liver Transplantation for Acute Flare Up of Hepatitis B in Non-Cirrhotic Liver
Background: Decision of necessity of urgent liver transplantation for acute flare up of hepatitis B in the patients without cirrhosis is difficult. The MELD score…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Level Is Associated With Tumor Recurrence and Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients After Liver Transplantation
Background and Objective: Elevated plasma fibrinogen (FBG) level is associated with tumor progression and poor patient outcomes in several cancers. The aim of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Renal Recovery After Liver Transplant With Severe Pretransplant Sub-Acute Kidney Injury: The Impact of Warm Ischemic Time
Hepatology, Transplant Surgery and Nephrology, Univ. Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Identification of which liver transplant candidates with severe kidney injury can have full recovery of renal function after liver only transplant is difficult. Avoiding unnecessary…2015 American Transplant Congress
Lung Transplant Patients With Elevated Baseline Pulmonary Arterial Pressures Are More Likely to Recover from Post-Transplant Acute Kidney Injury
Purpose: Elevated pre-operative pulmonary arterial pressures predict acute kidney injury (AKI) after lung transplant. It is unknown if the elevated pulmonary pressures predict recovery from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Pre-Transplant Serum Troponin Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Mortality in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Introduction:Elderly patients with chronic kidney disease are nowadays more often considered for kidney transplantation although death rate is increased in this population compared to younger…
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