Articles tagged "Surgical complications"

2017 American Transplant Congress
Emergency Department Utilization Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States.
B. Lovasik, R. Zhang, J. Schrager, S. Pastan, A. Adams, R. Patzer.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background:Single center studies suggest that kidney transplant (KTx) recipients have a high rate of emergency department (ED) utilization, and ED visits are associated with graft…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Four Surgical Techniques in More Than 700 Pancreas Transplantes in a Single Center.
M. Perosa, J. Branez, L. Mota, B. Zeballos, H. Noujaim, L. Ianhez, D. Machado, L. Alvim, M. Paredes, T. Genzini.
Organ Transplantation, Bandeirantes Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
There are several operative techniques in pancreas transplantation (PT) and controversy over the superiority of some of them. This study presents experience with 4 different…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Retrospective Analysis of Multiple Hemodialysis Access Modalities.
V. Bowers,¹ H. Pearson,¹ J. Huang,¹ J. Leone,¹ A. Tanious,¹ K. Dawley,¹ E. Rogers,¹ V. Camba,² C. Albertson,² D. Lahiff,² T. Rashid,² J. Buggs.¹
¹Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
The use of native arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) for hemodialysis (HD) is the gold standard, however, for many patients, this is not an option. We hypothesize…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplantation to the Extraperitoneal Cavity in Children Weighing Less Than 15 kg Can Be Performed Safely.
K. Hata,¹ M. Okumi,¹ K. Ishizuka,² K. Unagami,³ T. Hirai,¹ T. Shimizu,¹ K. Omoto,¹ H. Ishida,¹ M. Hattori,² K. Tanabe.¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Pediatric Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ³Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Pediatric kidney transplantation is associated with various surgical complications due to the complexity of technique and often fragile condition of end-stage renal…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Cholecystectomy in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
S. DiBrito, C. Holscher, I. Olorundare, C. Haugen, Y. Alimi, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang.
JHU, Baltimore
Cholecystectomy is one of the most common general surgical procedures. Given the need for lifelong immunosuppression and the physiologic impact of years of renal replacement,…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Inferior 10-Year Graft and Patient Survival After End-to-Side Reconstruction for Two Renal Arteries in Living Donor Renal Transplantation.
S. Yamanaga,^1,2,3 A. Posselt,¹ C. Freise,¹ C. Niemann,¹ A. Rosario,¹ D. Fernandez,¹ T. Kobayashi,³ A. Ahearn,⁴ M. Tavakol,¹ S.-M. Kang.¹
¹Department of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; ²Department of General Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan; ³Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan; ⁴Department of Transplant Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Purpose: Living donor kidneys with two arteries can be revascularized using various techniques depending on anatomy and surgeon preference. We hypothesized that the revascularization technique…
2017 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of the Procurement Surgeon on Transplanted Abdominal Organ Outcomes: An OPTN/SRTR Analysis to Evaluate Regional Organ Procurement Collaboration.
O. Serrano,¹ D. Vock,² R. Kandaswamy,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas,¹ E. Finger.¹
¹Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; ²Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
OBJECTIVE: A number of single center studies have demonstrated utility of regional organ procurement collaboration to reduce travel redundancy by procuring surgical teams with no…
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Hepatic Artery and Biliary Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients with Radioembolization Bridging Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
S. Radunz,¹ J. Treckmann,¹ F. Saner,¹ S. Müller,² J. Theysohn,³ A. Paul,¹ T. Benkö.¹
¹General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; ²Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; ³Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Locoregional treatments are commonly applied in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients as a bridge to liver transplantation to prevent tumor progression during waiting time. We hypothesized…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Colectomy in Liver Transplant Recipients.
S. DiBrito, Y. Alimi, C. Haugen, I. Olorundare, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang.
Surgery, JHU, Baltimore
Liver transplant recipients (LTR), like the general population, often require surgical procedures for non-transplant related issues. Given the need for immunosuppression and the physiologic impact…
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Effect of Initial Hepatic Arterial Followed by Portal Reperfusion on Outcomes After Liver Transplantation.
R. Shahbazov,¹ F. Azari,² J. Alejo,² M. Talanian,² M. Fox,² K. Kennedy,² S. Kessel,² A. Nickkholgh,¹ D. Maluf,¹ S. Pelletier.¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA; ²University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Background: While initial portal reperfusion (PV) of a liver allograft is nearly standardized, limited data suggests initial hepatic arterial reperfusion (HA) may improve hemodynamics and…