2021
Dynamic Maxillary Sinus Changes of Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplants.
Kauke M, Safi AF, Palmer WJ, Kollar B, Nelms L, Tchiloemba B, Haug V, Pomahac B. Dynamic Maxillary Sinus Changes of Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplants. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 722-727. PMID: 33620943, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaxillary sinusFace transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsAllograft rejectionTissue changesBiopsy-proven allograft rejectionDiagnosis of rejectionMedication side effectsMaxillary sinus mucosaIndividualized treatment strategiesTissue allograft rejectionVascularized composite allotransplantsFace transplant patientsDynamic tissue changesRadiologic biomarkersRejection gradeTransplant patientsMucosal swellingSinonasal tractSinus changesSinus mucosaClinical managementTomographic scanPathologic changesTreatment strategies
2019
The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation
Safi AF, Schröder K, Kauke M, Safi S, Zöller JE, Zinser M. The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30817542, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue defectsPCT levelsProcalcitonin levelsSystemic inflammationMicrosurgical interventionTissue defectsPCT cutoff levelPerioperative systemic inflammationHigh mortality rateMicrovascular transplantsMicrovascular transplantationSevere complicationsSevere morbidityRetrospective studySurgical interventionTransplant lossMicrosurgical transplantationTreatment strategiesInclusion criteriaCutoff levelMortality ratePatientsReconstructive surgeonPathological levelsDetectable increase