Radiologic Assessment of Muscle and Fat Stores in Long-Term Type I Diabetics Referred for Pancreas Transplant Compared to Healthy Controls.

Type 1 diabetes (DM1) is associated with loss of skeletal muscle and bone mass and may affect body fat stores. This study employs computed tomography (CT) scans to assess the body composition of DM1 patients referred for pancreas transplant compared to healthy controls. A 1:1 case-control design matched study patients with otherwise healthy patients from the trauma database.

Rapid Decrease in Liver Graft Steatosis in the Early Post-transplant Period: A Blinded and Randomized Study.

Aims: Previous research suggests a rapid post-transplant decrease in liver steatosis. With increased use of liver grafts with steatosis, better understanding of this post-transplant change will facilitate successful liver transplantation. This study compares liver reperfusion biopsies with early post-transplant surveillance biopsies to evaluate and quantitate change in steatosis.

Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the deceased donor: impact on early post-transplant liver allograft function.

Background & Aims: Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are frequently elevated with liver injury and such elevations are common in deceased organ donors. The impact of this injury on early liver allograft function has not been well described. This study analyses the immediate function and 1-year graft and patient survival for liver allografts stratified by peak serum ALT levels in the deceased donor.