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Articles tagged "Surgical complications"

  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

    S. DiBrito, I. Olorundare, C. Landazabal, D. Segev, N. Dagher.

    Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

    It is assumed that kidney transplant (KT) recipients have more complications, longer length of stay (LOS) and higher hospital cost associated with general surgery procedures,…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Laparoscopically Assisted Living Donor Hepatectomy Is Safe and Cost Effective.

    M. Akoad, M. Simpson, E. Pomfret.

    Transplantation, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA.

    The surgical technique employed during living donor hepatectomy (LDH) has evolved since the inception of the procedure, but donor safety is always paramount. We review…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Wound Healing Complications in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Everolimus.

    P. Ueno,1 H. Tedesco,1 A. Brigido,1 C. Felipe,1 P. Hannun,1 M. Cristelli,1 W. Aguiar,2 J. Medina-Pestana.1

    1Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim - UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Urology Division, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    Background: Regimens with de novo everolimus (EVR) are associated with a concentration-dependent incidence of wound healing adverse events (WHAE), but mycophenolate use also is related…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of Three Approaches for Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Transvaginal, Transumbilical Single Site and Retroperitoneal.

    M. Miura, H. Higashiyama.

    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…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Portal Vein Complication After Living Donor Right Hepatectomy.

    D.-H. Jung, S.-G. Lee, S. Hwang, K.-H. Kim, C.-S. Ahn, D.-B. Moon, T.-Y. Ha, G.-W. Song, W.-J. Kim, S.-H. Kim, W.-H. Kang, J.-H. Kwon, E.-K. Jwa, H.-D. Cho.

    Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    BackgroundLiving donor hepatectomy may carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality for the otherwise healthy donor. Portal vein (PV) complication after donor hepatectomy is…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes Following Appendectomy in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

    S. DiBrito, I. Olorundare, C. Landazabal, D. Segev, N. Dagher.

    Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.

    Case series suggest kidney transplant (KT) recipients have higher complication rates and longer length of stay (LOS) following appendectomy than non-transplant patients. This study investigates…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Updated Experience of Living Donor Right Hepatectomy Using Mini-Incision Technique.

    S. Nagai, A. Yoshida, M. Rizzari, K. Collins, D. Kim, M. Abouljoud.

    Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

    Aim: We previously reported 28 consecutive cases of minimally invasive living donor right hepatectomy (10cm mini-incision right hepatectomy with or without laparoscopic assistance). Currently, we…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Extraperitoneal Placement of the Kidney Prevents Graft Vascular Kinking or Rotation in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant (SPK).

    M. Maraschio, A. Alcaraz, E. Giordano Segade.

    Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Program, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina.

    BACKGROUND: The preferred technique for kidney placement in SPK is intraperitoneal through a midline incision, as it is easy and fast to be performed. However,…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Endoscopic Polydimethylsiloxane Injection in Prevention of Recurrent Graft Pyelonephritis for Transplanted Kidney with Vesicoureteral Reflux.

    L. Nison,1 M. Hazzan,2 P. Puech,3 S. Bouye.1

    1Urology, University of Lille, Lille, France; 2Nephrology, University of Lille, Lille, France; 3Radiology, University of Lille, Lille, France.

    Reccurent acute graft pyelonephritis (AGPN) with vesicoureteral reflux (GVUR) can have a deleterious impact on graft outcome. The objective of this study was to evaluate…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of Surgical Correction Techniques for Post-Kidney Transplantation Vesicoureteral Reflux.

    V. Turunç,1 A. Eroğlu,2 B. Tabandeh,1 H. Dheir,2 E. Basok,3 A. Erol.3

    1Department of General Surgery, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey; 2Organ Transplantation Center, Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey; 3Department of Urology, Bahçesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.

    PURPOSEThe aim of this study was to compare extravesical seromuscular tunnel lengthening technique with uretero-ureteral/pyelo-ureteral anastomosis techniques in post-transplant vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe…
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