2016 American Transplant Congress
How Small Is Too Small: A Comparison of Access and Survival by Weight in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Introduction: Orthotopic liver transplantation is a well-established treatment modality for a wide variety of pediatric illness. With its associated technical challenges, paucity of size-matched allografts,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Serial Changes in Body Composition After Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND: A significant long-term nutritional problem after kidney transplantation is obesity. We examined the changes in body composition after transplantation and its determinants.METHODS: A total…2015 American Transplant Congress
Weight Loss, But Not Weight Gain Is a Risk Factor for Graft Loss After Kidney Transplantation
Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Weight gain is common after kidney transplantation. In this analysis of n=92,688 adult 1st kidney transplant recipients with graft survival of ≥ 1 year between…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Change in Body Mass Index on Morbidity and Mortality After Liver Transplantation
AIM: Typically, a large BMI (body mass index) is associated with poor health as it can lead to a variety of diseases; we investigate frequency…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor and Recipient Weight Incompatibility on Outcomes in Renal Transplantation
Background: Kidney transplantation has been proposed as an accelerated model of nephron reduction resulting from the accumulation of repeated insults, both immunologic and non-immunologic events.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sarcopenia and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Liver Transplantation
Introduction: We describe 3 cases of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) following liver transplantation (LT) in patients with pre-transplant sarcopenia.Reports: All 3 patients were transplanted at a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Excessive Weight Gain After Pancreas Transplant: Transitioning from Type 1 to Type 2 Diabetes?
AIM:Excessive weight gain (EWG) after pancreas transplantation may increase the risk of post-transplant diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to define the incidence,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation from Living Donors in Cali – Colombia
Transplant Unit, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Introduction. Starting a pediatric liver transplant program in a developing country, is a great challenge, due to technical difficulties and increased morbidity and mortality, and…
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