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Articles tagged "Surgical complications"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Hepatic Artery Thrombosis: A Single Center Study with Multiple Surgeons

    M. Fitzsimons1, M. Bindal2, J. Buggs3, D. Patino4, E. Rogers3, A. Kumar1, A. Lu3

    1Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 3Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 4University of Tampa, Tampa, FL

    *Purpose: Hepatic Artery Thrombosis (HAT) is an uncommon complication after liver transplant, but its occurrence can lead to significant and fatal outcomes. Our objective was…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery is Associated with Increased Fungal Infection after Liver Transplant

    M. Jorgenson1, A. Gracon2, B. Hanlon2, G. Leverson2, D. Al-Adra1

    1UWHC, Madison, WI, 2UWMF, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: The impact of pre-transplant (pre-TXP) bariatric surgery (BS) on outcomes after liver transplant (LTX) has not been completely elucidated. Roux-en Y gastric bypass (RYGB)…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Anticoagulation in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney (SPK) Transplantation- On What Basis?

    J. Gopal, P. Herbert, J. Crane, F. Dor, V. Papalois, A. Muthusamy

    Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    *Purpose: Despite technical refinements, early pancreas graft loss due to thrombosis continues to occur. Conventional coagulation tests do not detect hypercoagulability and hence is left…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    The Experience of 1000 Cases of Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

    T. Hiramitsu1, T. Tomosugi1, K. Futamura1, M. Okada1, N. Goto1, S. Narumi1, K. Uchida2, Y. Watarai1

    1Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan, 2Masuko Memorial Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan

    *Purpose: Due to the increasing number of kidney transplant candidates, living donor kidney transplantation becomes more necessary. For living donor kidney transplantation, safe and efficient…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Robot-Assisted versus Open Kidney Transplantation for Morbidly Obese Patients

    S. D. Lee1, B. Rawashdeh2, E. K. McCracken2, L. A. Cantrell3, A. Demirag2, A. Agarwal2, K. L. Brayman2, S. J. Pelletier2, J. Oberholzer2

    1Surgery, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, 2Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 3Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

    *Purpose: Obesity significantly impacts intraoperative and postoperative complications following kidney transplantation. Consequently, many centers deny access to transplantation in patients with a body mass index…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Retroperitoneoscpic Donor Nephrectomy in the Right Side Provides Excellent Outcomes and Donor Safety Comparable with Left Side

    D. Iwami, K. Hotta, N. Iwahara, N. Shinohara

    Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    *Purpose: The left kidney is usually selected for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy while the right kidney raises concerns for donors’ and recipients’ safety and presents a…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Chronic Hyperammonemia an Important Cause of Morbidity in Isolated Intestine Transplant Patients with Venous Outflow to the Vena Cava

    R. S. Mangus, C. A. Kubal, T. Burch, B. Ekser, P. Mihaylov, J. Fridell

    Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

    *Purpose: There are limited options for superior mesenteric vein (SMV) outflow in isolated intestine transplant (ITx), the two most common being anastomosis to the recipient…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Analyzing the Effect of a Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System on Wound Complications and Surgical Site Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis

    S. Lam, A. Huynh, J. M. Laurence

    Transplantation Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if a closed incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) system prevents wound complications and surgical site…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Vascular Complications in Pediatric Intestine Transplant Recipients – Treatment Strategies and Outcomes

    A. Amin, Y. Chang, B. Emmanuel, A. Ganoza, G. Bond, A. Khanna, K. Soltys, R. Sindhi, G. Mazariegos

    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: To identify vascular complications in pediatric intestine transplant (IT) recipients, evaluate treatment strategies, and review their impact on graft loss and patient mortality.*Methods: Retrospective…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes of En Bloc Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation Compared to the Traditional Technique

    A. R. Cortez, T. C. Lee, A. Kassam, M. C. Morris, L. K. Winer, L. Sage Silski, M. C. Cuffy, T. S. Diwan, R. C. Quillin, S. A. Shah

    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    *Purpose: Simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) is indicated for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and concurrent renal insufficiency. En bloc SLKT has been reported as…
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