2022 American Transplant Congress
Augmented Reality in Hand-Assisted Retroperitoneal Donor Nephrectomy – Procedure Step Adjusted Evaluation for the Surgeons’ Benefits
*Purpose: To identify procedure steps where a patient-specific CT-reconstructed virtual 3D model of the kidney displayed on the screen can support the surgeon while performing…2022 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of UW-Based Solutions Formulated to Be Anti-Apoptotic and Neuroprotective of Retinal Ganglion Cells (RGCs) Following Whole Eye Transplantation (WET) in a Rat Model
*Purpose: As vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) of an intact optical system to restore vision requires overcoming RGC apoptosis caused by ischemia reperfusion injury, UW and…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early Retrieval of the Right Kidney for Combined Heart and Kidney Transplantation is Feasible and Reduces Costs
*Purpose: Combined heart and kidney transplants (cHKT) have increased in recent years. Standard procurement practice often necessitates kidney extraction and packaging after the heart team…2022 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Management of Live Donor Liver Transplantation: National Survey Results
*Purpose: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an emerging alternative for deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT). In the United States (US), LDLT represented 5.3% (442/8345)…2022 American Transplant Congress
Three‐Month Pancreas Graft Function Significantly Influences Survival Following Simultaneous Pancreas‐Kidney Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetes Patients
1Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, 2Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) is the only persistently successful treatment option for patients with diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease. However, SPK carries a…2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Transplants in Kidneys with Multiple Arteries
The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Variations in kidney anatomy, such as the presence of multiple arteries, may affect decisions regarding implantation. A significant proportion of living donor and some…2022 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplantation Liver Immunoadsorption Reduces Liver-Specific Antibody and Complement Deposition without Prolonging Survival in Porcine to Baboon Liver Xenotransplantation
1Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2eGenesis, Inc, Cambridge, MA
*Purpose: Triple knock-out pigs lacking GGTA1, β4GALNT2, CMAH genes are hypothesized to be the optimal donor for human xenotransplantation, however there is evidence that TKO…2022 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Patients with Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Multicenter Analysis to Support Future Decision Making
*Purpose: Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FL-HCC) is a rare tumour accounting for ~1% of all primary liver cancers. Due to its rarity, there is a shortage…2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Port Robotic Extraperitoneal Kidney Transplantation: Technical Aspects
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To provide, in a video format, tips and tricks for surgical steps of the single-port robotic extraperitoneal kidney transplantation.*Methods: Thirteen patients underwent single-port robotic…2022 American Transplant Congress
Development of Diagnostic Algorithms for Peri-Operative Error Cause and Effect Analysis in Renal Transplant Surgery
*Purpose: Peri-operative safety metadata in transplant surgery remain limited. Lack of standardisation and limited models of failure analysis, as well as non-intuitive error taxonomies, deter…
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