2019 American Transplant Congress
Primary Indications and Waitlist Status for Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplants
*Purpose: Since 1989, living donor liver transplantation (LD) has been used for a selected population and has shown improved long-term graft survival. The aim was…2019 American Transplant Congress
Expansion Of The Use Of Left Lobe Grafts In Adult Liver Transplantation In The United States: Different Strategy Between Deceased And Living Donor Grafts
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Left-lobe grafts are underused for adult liver transplantation in the United States. Better strategy is needed to expand the use of left lobe in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Transplant Consortium
*Purpose: Access to pediatric liver transplant expertise varies nationally and variability in practice leads to potential suboptimal organ utilization and outcomes. A multi-institutional collaborative was…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,…
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