1. Pancreatic and Islet Cell Transplantation
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2. Critical Care of Pancreas Transplant Recipients
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3. Pancreatic transplantation Indications
Diabetic renal failure - Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation
Prerenal failure, unstable diabetic control, severe neuropathy – Pancreas transplant alone
Extensive abdominal tumour – Multivisceral (pancreas, liver, small bowel)
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
A/ pancreas transplantation is the only:
-diabetes treatment with normalizes
glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels
positively influences the progression of :
1/secondary diabetic complications
2/ameliorates quality of life
3/prolong life.
Most pancreas transplants are done for selected, medically suitable patients with type I diabetes. Type II diabetes is a relatively infrequent indication (<10% of all pancreas transplants).
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
B/Depending on the kidney status, pancreas transplants are performed in three recipient categories:
1-Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants (SPK) in preuremic and uremic patients
2-Pancreas after kidney transplants (PAK) in posturemic recipients of a previous kidney transplant (from a deceased or a live donor)
3-Pancreas transplants alone (PTA) in nonuremic recipients with extremely labile diabetes but adequate native renal function
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Pancreas graft survival rates have significantly improved over the past decade, and now exceed 95% at 1 year and 70% at 5 years (SPK).
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7. PRETRANSPLANT EVALUATION
1/Coronary artery disease
High incidence of coronary artery disease in diabetics (with and without end-stage renal disease [ESRD]).
a/ noninvasive tests or coronary angiography
b/ attention to new symptoms of :
- angina
- congestive heart failure
- recent changes in exercise tolerance
- changes on the ECG.
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8. PRETRANSPLANT EVALUATION
2/Peripheral vascular disease
- Decreased peripheral pulses
- new bruits on peripheral vascular
- Infected diabetic foot ulcers (contraindication
to transplantation)
- Check for new signs and symptoms of stroke and
ischemic cerebrovascular disease
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9. PRETRANSPLANT EVALUATION
3/Infectious disease
Diabetes in combination with uremia is a significant risk factor for infection
Preoperatively assessment:
-chest radiograph
- urinalysis
- assessment of indwelling catheters and catheter exit sites :
* hemodialysis catheters
* peritoneal dialysis catheters [including a peritoneal fluid
culture]
* vascular access grafts
Active infection is a contraindication to transplantation
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10. PRETRANSPLANT EVALUATION
4/Metabolic and fluid status
a/ Hyperkalemic uremic
Management:
-oral sodium polystyrene sulfonate
[Kayexalate]
- intravenous [IV] insulin and glucose
- dialysis
b/Hypervolemic
c/ Hyperglycemia with metabolic acidosis requires preoperative correction
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11. PRETRANSPLANT EVALUATION
Absolute contraindications to transplantation
1/Active sepsis
2/Active viral infection
3/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
4/Malignancy (except if treated, nonmetastatic, without recurrence, and with sufficient posttreatment follow-up)
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Simultaneous transplantation of pancreas and kidney with bladder drainage
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13. Types of Transplantation
WHOLE PANCREATIC
ISLET CELL
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14. Types of Whole Pancreatic Transplant
1 ) Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas (SPK) +
2) Pancreas after Kidney (PAK)
3) Pancreas alone (PTA)
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15. Pancreatic: Transplant Procedure
Arterial Anastomosis- Common iliac artery
Venous Anastomosis- Common iliac vein
Pancreatic duct + Loop of Duodenum
Cytostomy
Enterostomy
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16. (* Freedom from insulin therapy Normal/Slightly elevated HbA1C)
Organ Survival Rate*
(* Freedom from insulin therapy
Normal Fasting Glucose concentration
Normal/Slightly elevated HbA1C)
1year year
SPK % %
PAK % %
PTA % %
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17. Islet Transplantation
Sites: Intrahepatic
Subrenal Capsular
Intrasplenic
Intraperitoneal
Subcutaneous
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18. Islet Transplantation
Sites: Intrahepatic
Subrenal Capsular
Intrasplenic
Intraperitoneal
Subcutaneous
Time: At laparotomy
Renal Transplant Surgery
Percutaneous Route
Advantages: Less invasive
Disadvantage: More Technical Expertise
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19. ISLET ISOLATION Pancreas dissected from the duodenum.
Main and accessory ducts are identified,
clamped, and divided.
Pancreatic duct Cannulated
Collagenase(LIBERASE) to distend Pancreas
(Low endotoxin)
Pancreas placed into Ricordi chamber,
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20. INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Operative technique
Nearly all pancreas transplants currently performed are from deceased donors and entail transplantation of the entire organ with an attached segment of duodenum that serves as conduit for the exocrine secretions.
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21. INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Operative technique
Management of pancreatic exocrine secretions. The exocrine secretions of most pancreas transplants are drained enterically via an anastomosis of the graft's duodenal segment to the recipient's small intestine. For PAK and PTA recipients, bladder drainage (creation of a duodenocystostomy) can provide a useful additional means to monitor for rejection (by measuring urinary amylase).
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22. INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Operative technique
Venous pancreas graft drainage. The venous effluent of the pancreas graft can be drained systemically, into an iliac vein, or portally, into the superior mesenteric vein. Portal drainage has theoretical, but clinically to date unproved advantages (host tolerance facilitation by portally delivered graft antigen; avoidance of potential systemic hyperinsulinemia sequelae).
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23. INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Cardiovascular care monitoring Recipients benefit from perioperative cardioprotection with:
B²-blockers (e.g., atenolol, 5 to 10 mg IV started
preoperatively, repeat every 12 hours, and then
50 to 100 mg by mouth every day for at least the
first postoperative week)
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24. INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Cardiovascular care and monitoring
Hemodynamic monitoring:
- central venous pressure (CVP) catheter
- arterial line pulmonary artery catheter (presence of left ventricular dysfunction)
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25. INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Cardiovascular care and monitoring
Maintain adequate intravascular volume status:
1/ avoiding high CVPs that can predispose pancreas grafts with systemic venous drainage to edema
2/ providing adequate preload for optimal perfusion of the kidney graft (SPK recipients)
3/fluid management to avoid fluid overload and acute myocardial strain is paramount.
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26. INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Metabolic care
Frequent (at least hourly) intraoperative monitoring of blood glucose levels is important, because the pancreas graft often begins to function immediately postreperfusion, resulting in decreasing blood glucose levels and no further need for exogenous insulin
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POSTOPERATIVE CARE
General:
Immediate postoperative:
-chest radiograph
-frequent electrolyte monitoring
-daily serum amylase
-lipase levels
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POSTOPERATIVE CARE
Metabolic
In the few grafts that have delayed function, temporary administration of exogenous insulin may be necessary
- IV insulin infusion
- hourly blood glucose monitoring
Bladder-drained monitoring :
- dehydration and metabolic acidosis
- fluid and electrolyte losses from the exocrine pancreas
- Urine is collected over an 8-hour period on each postoperative day
- hourly urinary amylase production (expressed as amylase U/hr)
- urinary amylase excretion should increase daily
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33. POSTOPERATIVE CARE Kidney graft monitoring and management
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POSTOPERATIVE CARE
immunosuppression
Immunosuppression combination :
-polyclonal or monoclonal anti-T-cell antibodies for induction therapy during the first week (e.g., antithymocyte globulin, alemtuzumab [Campath])
- steroids
- calcineurin inhibitors (tacrolimus, cyclosporine)
- mycophenolate mofetil
-mTOR inhibitors (sirolimus, everolimus).
Solitary pancreas transplants (PAK and PTA) are more immunogenic and do not have a kidney from the same donor (as SPK recipients do) that would easily allow for rejection monitoring (i.e., by checking serum creatine levels). They therefore require closer surveillance for rejection and often more immunosuppression.
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POSTOPERATIVE CARE
Graft thrombosis prophylaxis
No prospective data are available to support current empiric practices.
Some centers partially anticoagulate recipients perioperatively for the first 3 to 7 days (e.g., heparin infusion at 300 to 700 U/h IV).
Many transplant programs start recipients perioperatively on oral acetylsalicylic acid, which is continued indefinitely.
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36. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
1/Postoperative bleeding
Diagnosis:
1/serial hemoglobin/hematocrit levels
2/ hemodynamic changes (hypotension, tachycardia, decreased CVP, decreased left ventricular filling pressures).
Most common bleeding sources:
1/free intraabdominal bleeding from the graft or the vascular anastomoses; intravesical bleeding with massive hematuria (from the duodenovesical anastomosis in bladder-drained grafts)
2/gastrointestinal bleeding from the duodenoenteric anastomosis in enteric-drained grafts
Treatment:
1/Check platelets, prothrombin time (PT), and partial thromboplastin time (PTT). Replace coagulation factors and platelets as indicated.
2/For ongoing intraabdominal bleeding, relaparotomy for hemostasis and evacuation of hematoma may be necessary
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37. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
2/Pancreas graft thrombosis
Most frequent serious surgical complication (incidence: 5% to 10%); results nearly always in graft loss.
1/Symptoms:
- Sudden onset of otherwise unexplained hyperglycemia (arterial and/or venous thrombosis)
- graft tenderness and enlargement (venous thrombosis)
- dark, massive hematuria (venous thrombosis of bladder-drained pancreas grafts)
- markedly decreased or absent urinary amylase on spot urinary amylase check (bladder-drained grafts).
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38. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
2/Diagnosis
(a) Imaging studies:
-Doppler duplex ultrasonography
-magnetic resonance angiography
-computed tomographic angiography
-conventional angiography
(b) Diagnosis made during exploratory relaparotomy.
3/Treatment:
Transplant pancreatectomy.
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39. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
3/Surgical wound infection
a/Superficial wound infection
(1) Symptoms:
- fever
- wound drainage
- cellulitis
- leukocytosis.
(2) Treatment:
- IV antibiotics
- local incision and drainage
- open wound care with daily dressing changes
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40. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
Surgical wound infection
b/Deep wound infection (intraabdominal abscess)
(1) Occurs usually within the first 30 days posttransplant; bacterial abscesses are diagnosed earlier than fungal abscesses. Of all intraabdominal infections, 50% are diffuse and 50% are localized; 30% are associated with a leak.
(2) Clinical presentation:
- diffuse peritonitis
- fever
- ileus
- nausea, vomiting
- leukocytosis
- hyperglycemia
- sepsis.
(3) Risk factors:
- age greater than 45 years
- retransplant
- pretransplant peritoneal dialysis
- graft pancreatitis
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41. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
(4) Diagnosis:
- abdominal CT with oral and IV contrast (for bladder-drained grafts also with retrograde bladder contrast to rule out leak)
(5) Treatment:
(a) Percutaneous catheter drainage is appropriate as first line treatment in stable recipients with localized intraabdominal abscess.
(b) For unstable recipients and those with diffuse peritonitis, relaparotomy and open abscess drainage. If leak is present, relaparotomy in enteric drained recipients is mandatory, but in stable bladder-drained recipients, conservative treatment (prolonged Foley catheterization and percutaneous drainage of localized abscesses) may be attempted.
(c) IV antibiotics; bowel rest and nasogastric tube if ileus is present
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42. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
4/Leaks
a/Enteric drained grafts
(1) Incidence: 5 to 10%
(2) Symptoms:
- abdominal pain
- peritonitis
- ileus
- fever
- leukocytosis
- hyperamylasemia
(3) Diagnosis:
(a) Abdominal computed tomography (CT) with oral contrast
(b) Diagnosis made at exploratory relaparotomy
(4) Treatment:
- relaparotomy is mandatory (anastomotic revision or transplant pancreatectomy)
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43. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
4/Leaks
b/Bladder-drained grafts
(1) Incidence: 10% to 15%
(2) Early leaks (<4 weeks posttransplant) usually at the duodenocystostomy anastomosis
late leaks (>4 weeks posttransplant) typically from the graft duodenum (e.g., duodenal ulceration or perforation, CMV infection).
(3) Symptoms:
- abdominal pain
- distention
- fever
- vomiting
- decreased urine output, peritonitis
- improvement after Foley catheter placement. Differential diagnosis must include early ureteral anastomotic leak of a simultaneously transplanted kidney (SPK).
(4) Diagnosis:
(a) Low-pressure cystography
(b) CT with retrograde bladder contrast (most accurate)
(5) Treatment:
(a) Early leaks: prolonged bladder decompression using Foley catheterization, percutaneous drainage of all intraabdominal fluid collections.
(b) Infected leaks with peritonitis: relaparotomy and direct leak repair or transplant pancreatectomy.
(c) Late leaks: usually require conversion from bladder to enteric drainage, irrespective of etiology
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44. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
5/Graft pancreatitis
a/Prolonged posttransplant hyperamylasemia observed in up to 35% of all pancreas transplant recipients.
b/Risk factors:
- donor quality (e.g., obesity, age, excessive inotropic requirements)
- prolonged preservation time (ischemia-reperfusion pancreatitis)
- pancreatic duct outflow impairment, bladder drainage
c/Complications:
- (peri-)pancreatic abscess
- pancreatic necrosis (sterile and infected)
- pancreatic fistula
- pseudocyst.
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45. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
d/Symptoms:
- abdominal pain
- graft tenderness
- nausea, vomiting
- ileus
- Serum amylase and lipase levels may be elevated but correlate poorly with severity of pancreatitis
- Endocrine secretory capacity often is only mildly impaired, even with severe pancreatitis.
e/Diagnostic studies:
- CT with appropriately timed IV contrast
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46. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
f/Treatment:
(1) Moderate and severe pancreatitis: nasogastric tube, bowel rest, total parenteral nutrition.
(2) Reflux pancreatitis in bladder-drained recipients: insertion of a Foley catheter not only is diagnostic but also constitutes effective treatment. Repetitive episodes of reflux pancreatitis usually require conversion from bladder to enteric drainage.
(3) Mechanical pancreatic duct obstruction: relaparotomy to address underlying surgical-technical problem.
(4) No definitive data available on the utility of the somatostatin analogue octreotide for prevention and treatment of established pancreatitis
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47. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical complications
6/Hematuria (bladder-drained recipients)
Early postoperative hematuria: usually anastomotic and self-limited. Severe cases must be treated by continuous bladder irrigation and normalization of coagulation parameters.
Late hematuria: frequently associated with duodenal pathology (e.g., CMV infection). Cystoscopy and graft duodenal segment biopsy may be required. Depending on pathology, conversion to enteric drainage and antiviral treatment may be necessary
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48. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
1/Rejection
a/Acute rejection
(1) Symptoms :
- hyperamylasemia
- fever
- graft tenderness
- decreasing urinary amylase
- serum creatinine elevation in recipients of a simultaneously
transplanted kidney (SPK)
- Hyperglycemia is a late symptom
(2) Diagnosis confirmation:
- percutaneous graft biopsy (gold standard).
(3) Treatment:
(a) High-dose IV steroids
(b) Anti-T-cell therapy
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49. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
1/Rejection
b/Chronic rejection
(1) Associated with graft fibrosis and graft vasculopathy; irreversible.
(2) Symptoms:
- decreasing glucose tolerance
- hyperglycemia
- increasing HbA1c levels
- decreasing or absent urinary amylase (bladder-drained grafts).
(3) Treatment:
(a) Symptomatic: oral antidiabetic agents, return to exogenous insulin therapy
(b) Pancreas retransplantation
(c) Graft pancreatectomy usually not necessary
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50. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
2/Acute perioperative myocardial ischemia:
a/diagnose:
-ECG
-troponin and CK-MB levels
b/Treatment:
- as in any nontransplant patient
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51. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
3/Metabolic complications
a/Hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and hypomagnesemia:
all can occur as the consequence of large-volume diuresis of a simultaneous kidney graft (SPK). Monitor at least every 12 hours; substitute electrolytes as indicated.
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52. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
3/Metabolic complications
b/Hyperkalemia
(in SPK recipients) can be encountered with delayed kidney graft function and may, depending on severity, require IV calcium chloride, insulin and dextrose, and bicarbonate. Potassium excretion can be augmented by IV loop diuretics; if diuresis cannot be induced, oral Kayexalate and dialysis may become necessary
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53. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
3/Metabolic complications
c/Hyperglycemia
may reflect transient delayed graft function (rare) and may require temporary exogenous insulin
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54. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
4/Infectious complications
Most early posttransplant infections are bacterial or fungal. Viral and parasitic infections begin to emerge after 6 weeks posttransplant
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55. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
5/Neurologic complications
a/Seizures
Overall rare; rule out electrolyte abnormalities, drug side effects (e.g., muromonab-CD3 [Orthoclone OKT3], tacrolimus), central nervous system infection (may require lumbar puncture).
b/Acute cerebrovascular events
must be considered in all patients with new onset of seizures or otherwise unexplained postoperatively altered level of consciousness or new onset of other neurologic symptoms
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56. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
6/Immunosuppressive drug side effects
a/Hematologic:
leukopenia or thrombocytopenia (e.g., secondary to anti-T-cell therapy with antithymocyte globulin, alemtuzumab; mycophenolate mofetil, sirolimus). Adjust or hold drug doses as necessary.
b/Acute nephrotoxicity:
(calcineurin inhibitors [cyclosporine, tacrolimus]).
c/Neurologic:
seizures, tremor, peripheral neuropathic symptoms (calcineurin inhibitors), aseptic meningitis and seizures (Orthoclone OKT3).
d/Pulmonary:
pulmonary edema (cytokine release syndrome associated with polyclonal or monoclonal anti-T-cell therapy), interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (sirolimus).
e/Hyperlipidemia:
associated with steroids, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, and sirolimus
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57. POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Medical complications
Posttransplant malignancies: posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease; increased incidence of skin cancers.
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58. How is Rejection detected?
Urinary:
Reduced urinary Amylase
Increased Serum Amylase
Increased Blood Sugars
Enteric:
Increased Blood Sugars
Diagnosis of Rejection:
Cystoscopic Transduodenal biopsy
Transcutaneous Biopsy
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