2016 American Transplant Congress
Which Is the Predictable Values of Post-Transplant Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence in Patients Received Down Staging Therapy or Bridging Therapy?
Introduction: Liver transplantation (LT) is one of the best treatment for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, many patients do not…2016 American Transplant Congress
Original KDRI Predicts Kidney Graft Failure in a Brazilian Cohort.
Current US allocation system for kidney transplantation (KT) is based on KDRI (Kidney Donor Risk Index). In Brazil, it is still based on HLA-compatibility; donor…2016 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Risk Factors and Treatment of Incisional Hernia After Kidney Transplantation – An Analysis of 1564 Consecutive Patients.
Purpose The objective was to evaluate the incidence and treatment of incisional hernia following kidney transplantation, and to identify potential risk factors.Methods A retrospective cohort…2016 American Transplant Congress
BK Polyomavirus Seroreactivity of Kidney Donors Predicts Viremia and Nephropathy in Recipients.
Background Kidney transplant (KTx) donors are not implicated in predicting BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection in the recipient. For BKV-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) however, donor origin of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of IgG Subclass Significance for Early Graft Rejection and Long-Term Survival in HLA-Antibody Incompatible Renal Transplantation: Multivariate Approach
Donor HLA specific antibodies (DSA) can cause acute rejection and graft lost after renal transplantation. However neither the damaging antibody types, nor their acceptable levels…2015 American Transplant Congress
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis After Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Introduction: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a glomerular disease that frequently leads to ESRD requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. MPGN recurrence after transplant (rMPGN) often happens…2015 American Transplant Congress
Center-Level Variation of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Utilization
Liver waitlist registrants with kidney disease may receive simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplant, or liver-only (LT). Patient characteristics associated with SLK, and center-level variation in SLK…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sex Differences in Mortality Rate Among Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation
1Columbia University, New York; 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Livers are allocated according to MELD score without regard to patient demographics. However, MELD-adjusted risk of death may vary by sex, since serum creatinine level…2015 American Transplant Congress
Discrepancies Between the U.S. Transplant Registry and Cancer Registries Regarding Cancer Diagnoses in Transplant Recipients
1National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; 2Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore; 3SRTR, Minneapolis.
Background: Transplant recipients have elevated cancer risk. US transplant centers report incident cancer diagnoses to the transplant network at yearly intervals, and these data are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Deep Surgical Site Infections (dSSI) After Liver Transplantation (LTx): Emergence of Multiple-Drug Resistant (MDR) Pathogens
Purpose: We described the epidemiology, microbiology and outcomes of dSSI after LTx.Methods: We performed a single center retrospective study of 332 consecutive patients undergoing LTX…
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