2022
Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Lopez‐Verdugo F, Sanchez‐Garcia J, Tran A, Gomez‐Llerena A, Munoz‐Abraham A, Bertacco A, Valentino PL, Yoo P, Dembry L, Mulligan DC, Ekong UD, Emre SH, Rodriguez‐Davalos M. Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13941. PMID: 35989545, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationBiliary complicationsGraft recipientsTransplant recipientsSite infectionRisk factorsOutcomes of SSIPediatric liver transplant recipientsLong-term graftPediatric liver transplantationRetrospective descriptive analysisPrimary endpointHospital daysPatient agePediatric populationPatient survivalSignificant causeComplicationsPatientsRecipientsOutcomesInfectionIncidence
2020
Salvage after Retroperitoneal Kidney Allograft Torsion
Greco JM, Mulligan DC, Yoo PS. Salvage after Retroperitoneal Kidney Allograft Torsion. Case Reports In Transplantation 2020, 2020: 8024598. PMID: 32455047, PMCID: PMC7201506, DOI: 10.1155/2020/8024598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic graft failureRenal allograft failureAllograft failureInfective complicationsPostoperative ultrasoundRetroperitoneal wallKidney transplantationRenal allograftsTransplant recipientsGraft failurePedicle torsionSonographic evaluationManual detorsionRepeat ultrasoundRetroperitoneal spaceVessel patencyClinical signsVascular compromiseRare occurrenceComplicationsNephropexyPotential causesUltrasoundSignsFailure
2018
Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant, Reserved for the Deserved
Batra R, Mulligan D, Kulkarni S, Bhati C. Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant, Reserved for the Deserved. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Transplantation 2018, 3: 1-3. DOI: 10.4172/2475-7640.1000e104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobotic kidney transplantKidney transplantTransplant surgeryLower wound complicationsKidney transplant surgeryGeneral surgical proceduresOpen conventional surgeryMinimal invasive surgeryObese patientsWound complicationsPatient survivalPoor outcomeCertain patientsConventional surgerySurgical proceduresHigh incidenceObesity ratesTransplantSurgeryInvasive surgeryComplicationsObesityPatientsErgonomic advantagesGraft
2016
Partners in Crime: Kidney Transplantation and Seizure Disorder
Li N, Jean R, Tooley JE, Mulligan DC, Yoo PS. Partners in Crime: Kidney Transplantation and Seizure Disorder. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 2700-2708. PMID: 27788804, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplantationSeizure disorderClinical outcomesCommon neurologic complicationNational Inpatient SampleDisease-specific riskCost of careNeurologic complicationsClinical entityClinical complicationsInpatient SampleTransplantationHospitalization statisticsDisordersComplicationsRiskCareComplex management challengesFuture studiesOutcomesMortalityWhat Every Hepatologist Should Know about Liver Transplantation
Yoo P, Mulligan D. What Every Hepatologist Should Know about Liver Transplantation. 2016, 608-616. DOI: 10.1002/9781119127437.ch93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver transplantationPiggyback techniqueExcellent long-term patient outcomesLong-term patient outcomesHepatic venous complicationsRetrohepatic vena cavaDonor liver transplantationLiver transplant patientsRisk of complicationsBiliary complicationsSplit liverTransplant patientsTransplant recipientsVenous complicationsDonor transplantsMultidisciplinary careVena cavaDonor poolPatient outcomesTransplant operationSurgical techniqueOrgan allocationPhysiologic circumstancesComplicationsSuccessful outcome
2011
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Mulligan DC, Harold KL. Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques 2011, 21: 362-365. PMID: 22002275, DOI: 10.1097/sle.0b013e31822e0ea8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomyDistal pancreatectomyLaparoscopic pancreatectomySpleen-preserving groupSpleen-preserving pancreatectomyLess blood lossShorter operative timeConcomitant splenectomyInfectious complicationsSplenectomy groupSurgical complicationsBlood lossPancreatic leakSplenic preservationOperative timeRetrospective reviewHand assistanceSplenic vesselsPancreatectomyAnatomic concernsPatientsDelicate dissectionComplicationsSplenectomySpleen
2010
What Hepatologists Should Know about Liver Transplant Surgery
Mekeel K, Mulligan D. What Hepatologists Should Know about Liver Transplant Surgery. 2010, 305-316. DOI: 10.1002/9781444325249.ch30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver transplantationExcellent long-term patient outcomesLong-term patient outcomesDonor liver transplantationLiver transplant surgeryBiliary complicationsDonor allograftsMultidisciplinary careSurgical outcomesTransplant surgeryDonor poolPatient outcomesTransplant operationHepatic anatomyPhysiologic eventsHepatologistsComplicationsPatientsTransplantationOutcomesAllograftsSurgeryHepatectomyDiagnosisCareTHE RISK OF HEPATIC ARTERIAL COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANS-ARTERIAL CHEMOEMBOLIZATION PRIOR TO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA.
Mekeel K, Moss A, Reddy K, Byrne T, Douglas D, Naidu S, Huettl E, Mulligan D. THE RISK OF HEPATIC ARTERIAL COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANS-ARTERIAL CHEMOEMBOLIZATION PRIOR TO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. Transplantation 2010, 90: 781. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201007272-01516.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Sclerosing peritonitis and mortality after liver transplantation
Mekeel K, Moss A, Reddy KS, Douglas D, Mulligan D. Sclerosing peritonitis and mortality after liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2009, 15: 435-439. PMID: 19326414, DOI: 10.1002/lt.21702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAdultAscitesBacterial InfectionsCholestasisEndoscopy, Digestive SystemFatal OutcomeHumansIntestinal ObstructionLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMaleMalnutritionMiddle AgedParacentesisPeritonitisReoperationRisk FactorsSclerosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeVascular DiseasesConceptsLiver transplantationBowel obstructionRefractory ascitesBacterial peritonitisEnd-stage liver diseasePartial small bowel obstructionMassive refractory ascitesSmall bowel obstructionEpisodes of peritonitisSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisTime of transplantationAbdominal painBiliary obstructionLiver diseasePeritoneal dialysisInferior venaPeritoneal surfaceFibrous peelPeritonitisPatientsTransplantationAscitesObstructionComplicationsEpisodes
2008
A CHANGE IN BILIARY ANASTOMOTIC TECHNIQUE LEADS TO A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ADULT LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (LDLT)
Moss A, Mekeel K, Reddy K, Harrison M, Douglas D, Vargas H, Carey E, Byrne T, Mulligan D. A CHANGE IN BILIARY ANASTOMOTIC TECHNIQUE LEADS TO A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ADULT LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (LDLT). Transplantation 2008, 86: 442. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000331447.70202.92.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiving donor liver transplantation in polycystic liver disease
Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Douglas DD, Vargas HE, Carey EJ, Byrne TJ, Harrison ME, Rakela J, Mulligan DC. Living donor liver transplantation in polycystic liver disease. Liver Transplantation 2008, 14: 680-683. PMID: 18433036, DOI: 10.1002/lt.21423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic liver diseaseDonor liver transplantationLiver transplantationLiver diseaseLiver functionEnd-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) systemDeceased donor liver transplantDonor liver transplantLiver transplantCaval resectionPoor qualityMassive hepatomegalyPatient survivalLiving donationPatientsHepatomegalyTransplantationHepatectomyDiseaseIdeal optionLDLTResectionComplicationsTransplantGraft
2005
Hepatic B‐cell non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma of MALT type in the liver explant of a patient with chronic hepatitis C infection
Orrego M, Guo L, Reeder C, De Petris G, Balan V, Douglas DD, Byrne T, Harrison E, Mulligan D, Rodriguez‐Luna H, Moss A, Reddy K, Rakela J, Vargas HE. Hepatic B‐cell non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma of MALT type in the liver explant of a patient with chronic hepatitis C infection. Liver Transplantation 2005, 11: 796-799. PMID: 15973702, DOI: 10.1002/lt.20384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplantationHodgkin's lymphomaB cellsChronic hepatitis C infectionHepatitis C virus infectionHepatic B cellsC virus infectionHepatitis C infectionMarginal zone lymphomaC infectionCirrhotic patientsVirus infectionB-NHLLiver explantsMALT typeLymphomaClinical settingCommon typePatientsInfectionComplicationsTransplantationLiver transplant in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Faybush E, Mulligan DC, Birch BD, Sirven JI, Balan V. Liver transplant in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Liver Transplantation 2005, 11: 467-468. PMID: 15776410, DOI: 10.1002/lt.20371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentriculoperitoneal shuntLiver transplantationNeurological complicationsTheoretical contraindicationGraft survivalLiver transplantMinor complicationsAccounts of patientsShunt conversionPatientsTransplantationComplicationsShuntNeurological perspectiveDeleterious effectsCirrhosisPosttransplantationVentriculoperitonealContraindicationsTransplantGraftInfection
2004
Hepatopulmonary syndrome after living donor liver transplantation and deceased donor liver transplantation: A single‐center experience
Carey EJ, Douglas DD, Balan V, Vargas HE, Byrne TJ, Moss AA, Mulligan DC. Hepatopulmonary syndrome after living donor liver transplantation and deceased donor liver transplantation: A single‐center experience. Liver Transplantation 2004, 10: 529-533. PMID: 15048796, DOI: 10.1002/lt.20127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donor liver transplantationDonor liver transplantationHepatopulmonary syndromeLiver transplantationShunt fractionEnd-stage liver diseaseLiver transplant recipientsSingle-center experienceNormal pulmonary functionMean shunt fractionTransplant recipientsMean PaO2Pulmonary functionLiver diseaseSingle centerSupplemental oxygenNatural courseTransplantationHepatic regenerationSmall seriesPatientsLDLTPaO2SyndromeComplications
2003
Subcutaneous metastasis at a surgical drain site after the resection of pancreatic cancer
St. Peter SD, Nguyen CC, Mulligan DC, Moss AA. Subcutaneous metastasis at a surgical drain site after the resection of pancreatic cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2003, 33: 111. PMID: 14716058, DOI: 10.1385/ijgc:33:2-3:111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurative intentPancreatic cancerSurgical drain siteImpact of surgeryTumor growth characteristicsCutaneous recurrenceCutaneous metastasesPalliative procedureSkin metastasesSubcutaneous metastasesSurgical drainsTumor burdenSurgical controlPeritoneal cavityUnusual caseDrain siteResectionAggressive natureMetastasisRecurrenceCancerDiseaseRare eventComplicationsSurgery