2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Three Approaches for Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Transvaginal, Transumbilical Single Site and Retroperitoneal
Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation Surgery, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Objectives: Reduction of burdens to live kidney donors are important. The aim of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes of 3 approaches we…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of De Novo Use of Everolimus with Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitor versus Standard Mycophenolic Acid-Based Regimen on Wound Healing Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients from TRANSFORM Study
TRANSFORM Study Group, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Purpose: Anti-proliferative properties of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) may affect the wound healing process and there are some reservations about including mTORi into…2018 American Transplant Congress
Vesicoureteral Reflux after Kidney Transplantation Influences Long-Term Graft Survival
[Introduction] Post-transplant vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a complication of kidney transplantation (KT) causing graft interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. However, risk factors for VUR or…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of AB0-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation on Lymphocele Formation
C Salabe1, S Zschiedrich2, P Pisarski1, BM Jänigen11 Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Section of Transplant Surgery, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany2 Renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients: The New Standard?
Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Introduction: Obese recipients could potentially benefit from the introduction of minimally invasive techniques for kidney transplantation. We have introduced robotic kidney transplantation for our obese…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Lymphoceles after Kidney Transplantation on Long-Term Outcomes
Dept. of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Despite preventive methods, lymphoceles are common complications occurring in up to a third of kidney transplant recipients (KTR). A variety of risk factors (surgical,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Novel Vascular Inflow Offers Renal Transplantation to Recipients with Severe Central and Peripheral Vascular Disease
Background: Absence of suitable implant locations for donor renal vessels may be a major problem in patients with significant central and peripheral vascular disease. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Continuous and Single-Shot Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block vs. Conventional Analgesia after Kidney Transplant Surgery
Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA.
BACKGROUND: Appropriate pain control by a multimodal analgesic regimen has been shown to accelerate post-operative recovery in non-transplant surgery. However, the effectiveness of TAP block…2018 American Transplant Congress
Do Reconstruction Techniques for Two Renal Arteries Affect Long-Term Graft Survival after Living Donor Renal Transplantation?
Transplant Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Living donor kidneys with two arteries can be revascularized using various techniques depending on anatomy. We hypothesized that the revascularization technique could impact long-term…2018 American Transplant Congress
Urological Complications of Prophylactic Ureteral Stent vs. No Stent in Kidney Transplant Recipients at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC)
Introduction:Complications after kidney transplant (tx) commonly originate from ureterovesical anastomosis, it accounts for 3-9% of urinary complications. Due to the difference in the surgical preference,…
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