2020 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Donor Nephrectomy: A Novel Approach to Improve Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Robotic assisted live donor nephrectomies (RDN) have continued to gain popularity in recent years. Our purpose was to investigate the difference in outcomes between…2020 American Transplant Congress
MTOR Inhibitor Management and Wound Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients Undergoing Subsequent Surgeries
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Class-related, concentration-dependent adverse effects associated with mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) include wound complications such as impaired wound healing, incisional hernias, hepatic artery thrombosis, and lymphocele…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Trans-Umbilical Single Port Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Surgery, Northshore-LIJ, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of trans-umbilical single port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (SPLDN).*Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 100 SPLDNs between…2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Anticoagulation Decreases Graft Thrombosis in Pancreas Transplantation
*Purpose: Pancreas transplant thrombosis is the most common cause of graft failure in the early postoperative period, occurring 5-20% of cases. Bleeding (which occurs ~30%…2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia Recurrence and Surgical Site Infection in the Transplant Population
*Purpose: To investigate recurrence and surgical site infection (SSI) rates and risk factors after incisional hernia (IH) repair following abdominal transplantation.*Methods: A retrospective review of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Survival of Right and Left Living Donor Renal Allografts is Equivalent Even with Higher-Than-Average Rates of Right Graft Utilization
Surgery, Indiana University, indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated comparable rates of graft survival for right and left living donor renal allografts, however such analyses have been conducted among…2020 American Transplant Congress
Prophylactic Biliary Intra-Operative Stents at Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLTx)
Mcgill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Biliary complications can affect up to 40% of patients after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx). Endoscopic management has a high success rate but involves multiple…2020 American Transplant Congress
Renoportal Vein Graft for Complete Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Reproducible Technique for a Challenging Problem
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Type-IV Yerdel portal vein thrombosis (PVT) was historically contraindicated in liver transplant due to lack of appropriate portal vein inflow. Renoportal vein graft (RPVG)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of ICG Fluorescent Imaging in the Assessment of Kidney Transplant Perfusion after a Vascular Complication Requiring Complex Vascular Reconstruction
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
*Purpose: Demonstrate the utility of fluorescent imaging to assess the perfusion of a kidney transplant, after a vascular complication, requiring complex reconstruction.*Methods: Case report.*Results: We…2020 American Transplant Congress
Can Biliary Internal Stents Reduce Biliary Complications in Adult Liver Transplantation?
*Purpose: Biliary complications remain a consistent cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant (LT) recipients and there is controversy as to whether the use…
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