2008
Utility of the Endovascular Stapler for Right-Sided Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A 7-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic
Ko EY, Castle EP, Desai PJ, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Mekeel KL, Mulligan DC, Andrews PE. Utility of the Endovascular Stapler for Right-Sided Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A 7-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 207: 896-903. PMID: 19183537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic donor nephrectomyRight laparoscopic donor nephrectomyDonor nephrectomyRight-sided laparoscopic donor nephrectomyRespective recipientsEndovascular gastrointestinal anastomosis staplerFavorable graft outcomesGraft failure rateRenal vascular controlGastrointestinal anastomosis staplerSignificant differencesOutcomes of rightGraft functionGraft outcomePatient demographicsPerioperative variablesVascular complicationsCreatinine levelsRetrospective reviewGIA staplerRenal hilumTransplant teamVascular controlRenal vasculatureMayo Clinic
2007
Clinical factors associated with graft fibrosis in kidney‐transplant recipients on steroid‐avoidance immunosuppression
Heilman RL, Chakkera HA, Reddy KS, Colby TV, Moss AA, Williams JW, Mazur MJ, Petrides S, Mulligan DC. Clinical factors associated with graft fibrosis in kidney‐transplant recipients on steroid‐avoidance immunosuppression. Clinical Transplantation 2007, 22: 309-315. PMID: 18482051, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00786.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroid avoidance immunosuppressionKidney-pancreas transplant recipientsOne-year biopsyKidney transplant recipientsBK nephropathySerum creatinineProtocol biopsiesRecipient ageTransplant recipientsGraft fibrosisUnadjusted logistic regression analysisLower body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression modelCI scoresPrimary kidney transplantsPancreas transplant recipientsBody mass indexInterstitial cellular infiltrateLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsAcute rejectionAntigen mismatchesAntithymocyte globulinGraft outcomeKidney transplant