2022 American Transplant Congress
Spleen-Preserving Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation with Complete Preservation of the Splenic Arterial and Venous Supply Does Not Impact Islet Yield and Function
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Typically, Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation (TPIAT) includes splenectomy. Spleen sparing TPIAT was described in the literature using the Warshaw technique, with proximal ligation…2022 American Transplant Congress
Portal Vein Challenges in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: The Utility of Interposition Grafts as an Acceptable Management Strategy
*Purpose: Portal vein (PV) anomalies and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) can present as challenging cases in the pediatric cohort, necessitating analysis and an algorithmic approach.*Methods:…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early versus Late Ureteral Stent Removal in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
1Stanford Children's, Palo Alto, CA, 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: Routine placement of ureteral stent in pediatric kidney transplantation prevents complications by reducing vesicoureteral junction kinking, and promoting drainage from the transplant kidney to…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Trends In The Management And Outcome Of Duodenal Complications After Pancreas Transplantation: A 20-year Single Institution Experience
*Purpose: Duodenal leaks have been a sinister complication in any major gastro-intestinal operation. With an incidence ranging from 4-10%, these have been one of the…2022 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Vein Extension Grafts for Right Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In an effort to maximize living donor kidney utilization, we describe the use of deceased donor vein extension grafts for right sided living donor…2022 American Transplant Congress
Hold the Opioids Please: Long-Term Outcomes Following an Opioid Minimization Protocol in Kidney Transplantation
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Opioid use following kidney transplantation (KTX) is associated with an increased risk of graft loss and mortality. Opioid minimization strategies and protocols have demonstrated…2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Port Robotic Kidney Transplantation: Comparison of Outcomes with Standard Open Kidney Transplantation
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To compare outcomes of the initial series of patients who underwent single port (SP) robotic kidney transplantation (KTP) with the standard open KTP.*Methods: Using…2022 American Transplant Congress
A Novel National Program to Maximize Utilization of Lung and Heart Allografts from Donors After Brain Death (DBD) and Donors After Circulatory Death (DCD) for Transplantation
*Purpose: To build a national network of dedicated cardiothoracic surgical procurement and Organ Care System (OCS™) ex-vivo perfusion clinical experts to: Maximize cardiothoracic donor organ…2022 American Transplant Congress
Role of Circulating Tumour Cells in the Management of the Liver Transplant Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
*Purpose: For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver transplantation (LT) is considered a curative treatment, however, more than 10% of transplant recipients have recurrences within the first…2022 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Porcine Kidneys in Transplantation Model for Training General Surgery Residents
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
*Purpose: We sought to increase the opportunities for general surgery residents to hone their vascular anastomosis skills. Accordingly, we created a kidney transplant model using…
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