2017
Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplants After Simultaneous Solid Organ and Vascularized Composite Allograft Procurements
Aycart M, Alhefzi M, Sharma G, Krezdorn N, Bueno E, Talbot S, Carty M, Tullius S, Pomahac B. Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplants After Simultaneous Solid Organ and Vascularized Composite Allograft Procurements. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1381-1386. PMID: 27140518, PMCID: PMC6347371, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultComposite Tissue AllograftsFacial TransplantationFemaleGraft SurvivalHumansMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimeOrgan TransplantationPostoperative ComplicationsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTissue and Organ HarvestingTissue DonorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsGraft survival ratesSolid organsSurvival rateLiver recipientsTransplant recipientsAllograft procurementSolid organ allograftsSolid organ transplantsBrain-dead donorsLong-term outcomesShort-term resultsHeart recipientsIntraoperative parametersDonor surgeryOperative durationOrgan allograftsPostoperative outcomesScientific RegistryTransplantation outcomesPopulation of subjectsCase reportOperative characteristicsUnknown causeNationwide analysisOrgan transplants
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