2017
First Lower Two-Thirds Osteomyocutaneous Facial Allograft Perfused by a Unilateral Facial Artery
Fischer S, Lee T, Krezdorn N, Alhefzi M, Kueckelhaus M, Bueno E, Pomahac B. First Lower Two-Thirds Osteomyocutaneous Facial Allograft Perfused by a Unilateral Facial Artery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 139: 1175e-1183e. PMID: 28445377, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial arteryFacial allograftImmunosuppressive therapyRejection episodesAirway volumeVenous outflowCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELDual immunosuppressive therapyFacial allotransplantationTwo-thirdsMaintenance therapyMycophenolate mofetilSteroid pulseArtery anastomosisSurgical durationFacial functionTracheostomy tubeContralateral sideVascular anastomosisSubmental arteryTransplantationArteryAllograftsVascularization patternFacial form
2016
2530: Unilateral facial artery is sufficient for vascularized composite allotransplantation of the lower two-thirds of the face - Case report on a face transplant recipient at the Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fischer S, Lee T, Krezdorn N, Alhefzi M, Aycart M, Kiwanuka H, Win T, Bueno E, Tullius S, Pomahac B. 2530: Unilateral facial artery is sufficient for vascularized composite allotransplantation of the lower two-thirds of the face - Case report on a face transplant recipient at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation 2016, 3: 44-44. DOI: 10.1080/23723505.2016.1234256.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients
Kueckelhaus M, Imanzadeh A, Fischer S, Kumamaru K, Alhefzi M, Bueno E, Wake N, Gerhard-Herman M, Rybicki F, Pomahac B. Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 136: 1082-1089. PMID: 26505709, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000001703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsChronic rejectionCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELAllograft biopsy specimensTotal vessel diameterSolid organ allograftsAllograft lossOrgan allograftsPostsurgical monitoringFlap arteryControl subjectsBiopsy specimensIntimal thicknessClinical signsRadial arteryThicker intimaUltrasound biomicroscopyFacial arteryMedia thicknessHistologic analysisImmune rejectionArteryRecipientsInterobserver correlation
2012
Novel Surgical Technique for Full Face Transplantation
Pomahac B, Pribaz J, Bueno E, Sisk G, Diaz-Siso J, Chandawarkar A, Westvik T, Malin E, Eriksson E. Novel Surgical Technique for Full Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2012, 130: 549-555. PMID: 22575856, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e31825dc25c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Vascular Considerations in Composite Midfacial Allotransplantation
Pomahac B, Lengele B, Ridgway E, Matros E, Andrews B, Cooper J, Kutz R, Pribaz J. Vascular Considerations in Composite Midfacial Allotransplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2010, 125: 517-522. PMID: 19910848, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3181c82e6f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite tissue allograftsVascular considerationsTissue allograftsClinical casesFacial mimetic musclesComposite tissue transplantationFace transplant surgerySuccessful clinical caseAllograft revascularizationFrequent indicationMotor nervesTransplant surgeryFace allograftMotor functionBony canalGraft harvestHard palatePreclinical studiesRecipient vesselsClinical observationsFacial arteryTransplantationMimetic musclesAnastomotic networkTissue transplantation