2016
Belatacept and Eculizumab for Treatment of Calcineurin Inhibitor-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: Case Report
Merola J, Yoo PS, Schaub J, Smith JD, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Tichy E, Mulligan DC, Asch W, Formica R, Kashgarian M, Kulkarni S. Belatacept and Eculizumab for Treatment of Calcineurin Inhibitor-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 3106-3108. PMID: 27932157, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcineurin inhibitorsHemolytic uremic syndromeThrombotic microangiopathyKidney transplantationUremic syndromeMinimization of CNIsAtypical hemolytic uremic syndromeWithdrawal of tacrolimusEarly graft lossFavorable clinical courseGraft dysfunctionGraft lossImmunosuppression strategiesUsual therapyClinical courseCase reportCTLA-4Endothelial reactionFrequent causeChallenging causeUncontrolled activationMonoclonal antibodiesCellular destructionMicroangiopathyComponent C5
2012
Complication Arising from a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava following Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Case Report
Christakis P, Cimsit B, Kulkarni S. Complication Arising from a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava following Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2012, 44: 1450-1452. PMID: 22664034, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic living-donor nephrectomyLiving Donor NephrectomyDonor nephrectomyInferior vena cavaVena cavaMultiple emergency room visitsLeft gonadal veinEmergency room visitsEasier surgical approachIntraoperative ligationPostoperative courseFunctioning kidneyGonadal veinRenal veinRoom visitsInferior venaLeft kidneyLikely etiologySurgical approachCase reportRenal vasculatureNephrectomyCavaKidneyPatients
2010
Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature
Cuffy MC, Singh M, Formica R, Simmons E, Abu Alfa AK, Carlson K, Girardi M, Cowper SE, Kulkarni S. Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2010, 26: 1099-1101. PMID: 21079195, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq693.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisRenal transplantationSystemic fibrosisSymptoms of NSFEarly renal transplantationUnderwent renal transplantationRare fibrosing disorderStandard therapy existsRenal functionFibrosing disorderRenal diseaseCase reportTherapy existsPatient's lesionTherapeutic modalitiesTransplantationPatientsLesionsFibrosisPhotopheresisPlasmapheresisImatinibSymptomsCareful considerationDisease