2018 American Transplant Congress
Frequency of Whole-Organ in Lieu of Split-Liver Transplantation over the Last Decade: Children Experienced Increased Wait Time and Death
Background: Organ shortage is a barrier in liver transplantation (LT). Split liver transplantation (SLT) increases organ utilization where a donor provides segmental grafts to 2…2018 American Transplant Congress
Split/Reduced Liver Grafts in Adult Liver Transplantation, No Longer a Risk for Graft Loss
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Objective:Split/reduced graft liver transplantation(SRLT), while widely accepted in pediatrics, remains underutilized in adults. SRLT is considered a negative factor for graft quality(HR;1.52) in liver donor…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes from 194 Consecutive Split Left Liver Transplants: Comparison of Living versus Deceased Donors
Recanati/Miller Transplant Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
Methods:Analysis of long term outcomes of 194 consecutive left lateral segment grafts (LLS) including 94 living (LD) and 99 deceased (DD) donor grafts (1992 -…2017 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Outcomes Between Technical Variant Liver Allografts and Whole Allografts in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Single Center's Experience.
Objective: To compare the outcome of technical variant liver transplants to whole allograft liver transplants in pediatric recipients.Methods: A single center retrospective analysis of outcomes…2017 American Transplant Congress
In Mid Wait Regions Shorter Height and Female Sex Confer Lower Probability of Liver Transplant (LT) Among Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).
In the United States (U.S.) median MELD score at LT varies by region. Women without MELD exception have known longer wait times than men, which…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation After Combined Split Liver Transplantation and Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Report.
1Oslo Univ. Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 2Rudbeck Laboratory Uppsala Univ. Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
IntroductionLiver cirrhosis (LC) and common bile duct (CBD) malignancy often require combined liver transplant (LT) and pancreatectomy (PE). Total pancreatectomy (TP) often results in unstable…2017 American Transplant Congress
Split Liver Ex-situ Oxygenated Machine Perfusion: A Novel Approach to Organ Preservation and Treatment.
Ex-situ machine perfusion (MP) is a promising method to improve organ viability prior to transplantation and is being used in various clinical trials worldwide. However,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Split Liver Transplantation: Single Center Experience.
Background: Split liver transplantation allows for expansion of the pool of organs for pediatric liver transplantation.Objectives: To assess overall outcomes in pediatric split liver transplantation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Improved Regeneration of the Remnant Liver After Extended Hepatectomy or Partial Liver Transplantation by Pharmacologic Mobilization of Endogenous Stem Cells in Rats.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BackgroundRapid regeneration of the remnant liver after extended partial hepatectomy or reduced size liver transplantation is essential to prevent small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). We hypothesize that…2016 American Transplant Congress
Time for the Grown Ups to Split the Difference? Outcomes of Two Adult Split Liver Transplants in the USA.
Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Background While splitting livers between children and adults has become a widely accepted practice, splitting a liver between two adults is not commonplace. This is…
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