Luca Del Prete MD

Overcoming hepatic artery variations: Arterial reconstruction strategies to expand normothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99…

Risk factors of biliary cast syndrome among liver transplant recipients journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99…

Overcoming hepatic artery variations: Arterial reconstruction strategies to expand normothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99…

A simple intraoperative score incorporating thromboelastometric parameters predicts early reoperation for bleeding after liver transplantation journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99…

Liver transplantation indications and strategies in polycystic liver disease: A European survey journals.lww.com/lt/fulltext/99…

A new global milestone in transplantation has been reached: A total of 173,727 solid organ transplants were performed worldwide in 2024, which is the highest number ever recorded and represents a 2% increase on 2023. Download this freely available paper! tinyurl.com/z9842fd9

🎉 Our brilliant new #SurgOnc clinical fellows have already been at work for a month! Welcome to Toronto and the program @aleborghiMD 🇮🇹 @DrShellyLuu 🇨🇦 @julielaMD 🇨🇦 & Alberto Riojas 🇲🇽🌟

Major step forward toward cure for diabetes in trial led by Dr Trevor Reichman, Director of Pancreas & Islet Transplant Program ⁦@UHNTransplant⁩ ⁦@UHN_Surgery⁩ ⁦@UHN_Research⁩ ⁦@UHN⁩ nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

🧒🩺 New from Drs. @AmandaJensenMD & Carlos Esquivel in @LTxJournal: In pediatric liver transplants, choledochoduodenostomy (CD) had the fewest biliary complications—lower stricture & leak rates than traditional options. CD is safe & may be superior. 🔗: tinyurl.com/efe6u6wc?sf226…

IPMN 🍇 without HRS and long term risk of cancer development 🇯🇵 2.5k pts > 5 years surveillance 🫧 IPMN size and growth predict cancer within 5 years 🤏 MPD diameter at 5 years predicts cancer after 5 years gut.bmj.com/content/74/6/9…

Pancreatic cancer, often linked to smoking, obesity and diabetes, is predicted to become the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030. A recent Seminar discusses the need for novel therapies & future directions for research: hubs.li/Q03hN4Hj0

Deceased donor liver utilisation & assessment, consensus guidelines from ELITA including practical considerations/recommendations on: 🚧 adverse outcomes to be used to define suitability for #transplantation with conventional SCS alone ⚖️ donor & graft factors to define liver suitability for #Tx after SCS for DBD or SRR & conventional SCS for DCD ⚖️ intended recipient & suitability for #tranplantation 🩸in situ normothermic regional perfusion 🌡️❄️ex situ hypo/normothermic machine perfusion 🩸perfusion strategy for DBD & DCD livers ⚙️ combining perfusion vs isolated strategies 📏parameters to be measured during NRP, NMP, HOPE & combined modalities for livers assessment 🔍assessment of hepatocytes & biliary tree during perfusion @ESOTtransplant @gabriel_oniscu @CFondevila @hessheimer 🖇️ bit.ly/3Yg1074

Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) boosts organ recovery, but ethical concerns slow adoption. A scoping freely downloadable review explores key debates on donor harm, consent, trust, & justice. Can ethical challenges be resolved? #TXPforAll #OpenAccess tinyurl.com/mr2883wy

Update on Portopulmonary hypertension guideline by International liver transplantation society 📌Hemodynamic definitions 📌Management approaches 📌POPH MELD exception criteria 📌Long-term outcomes #livertwitter journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99… @AnjanaPillaiMD @HowardTLeeMD @LizzieAbyMD

The hard part of the whipple is done 💪time for the H-J !!! But do not let the attention drop… it can be tricky! 😅 🎥 Video grading bile duct anastomoses during robot PD 🐸 Bile leak rate 7% predicted by video! 🤖 Tool for teaching / learning curve journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

@StanfordAbdTxp @KazuS123456789s @StanfordSurgery Congratulations!!

Dr. @KazuS123456789s has been promoted to Clinical Professor of @StanfordSurgery, effective 3/1 in recognition of his notable contributions to our clinical, research, and training missions. #livertransplant

Co-producing a health advocate intervention for pediatric liver transplant recipients using human-centered design @UCSFLiverCenter @DoctorSharad @johnbucuvalas @JVittorioMD journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99…

ChatGPT-4 demonstrates strong accuracy in grading surgical complications using the Clavien-Dindo classification. While it holds promise for automating postoperative data analysis, human oversight is still critical. journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Treating livers ex-situ before LT using a MSC bioreactor: ⛑️ avoid MSC direct administration 🎯 reduce IRI in LT pathway ☄️ organ NMP treatment with a proven multistep experimental approach A great collaborative study @policlinicoMI & @HPDsurgery nature.com/articles/s4146…

Long term natural history of BD IPMN 🍇 beyond 10 years of follow-up 🧐 316 patients 🇺🇸 median FU 13 years 🚨 At 10 years 24% WF / 8% Malignancy 📈 Risk of cancer overall 9X population 🎞️ Dynamic evaluation needed to stratify risk! journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…